hissing
Definitions
Noun
- A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
Verb
- Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
- Move with a whooshing sound
- Express or utter with a hiss
- Show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "hissing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | having | 2 | 279 |
| 2 | hearing | 2 | 76 |
| 3 | housing | 2 | 59 |
| 4 | heading | 2 | 31 |
| 5 | hoping | 2 | 30 |
| 6 | hanging | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | heating | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | hiding | 2 | 17 |
| 9 | hitting | 2 | 17 |
| 10 | hugging | 2 | 7 |
| 11 | hatching | 2 | 6 |
| 12 | healing | 2 | 6 |
| 13 | hiring | 2 | 6 |
| 14 | humming | 2 | 6 |
| 15 | hurling | 2 | 5 |
| 16 | hauling | 2 | 4 |
| 17 | heaving | 2 | 4 |
| 18 | hopping | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | hurrying | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | hitching | 2 | 3 |
| 21 | howling | 2 | 3 |
| 22 | hurting | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | hacking | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | hating | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | herring | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | hiking | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | hemming | 2 | 1 |
| 28 | herding | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | hobbing | 2 | 1 |
| 30 | hocking | 2 | 1 |
| 31 | hogging | 2 | 1 |
| 32 | homing | 2 | 1 |
| 33 | hooking | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | haering | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | hailing | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | halling | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | halving | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | haning | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | hanning | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | haring | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | harring | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | hashing | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | hassing | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | hawking | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | hazing | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | heaping | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | hedding | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | hedging | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | heeding | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | heeling | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | heling | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | helling | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | heming | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | henning | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | herling | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | herting | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | herzing | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | hessing | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | hewing | 2 | 0 |
| 60 | hibbing | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | hilling | 2 | 0 |
| 62 | hodding | 2 | 0 |
| 63 | holing | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | holling | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | honing | 2 | 0 |
| 66 | hosing | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | hoving | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | huffing | 2 | 0 |
| 69 | hyping | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "hissing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rising | 2 | 62 |
| 2 | missing | 2 | 33 |
| 3 | kissing | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | issuing | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | issing | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | wissing | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | pissing | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | hissong | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | hessing | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | hassing | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | dissing | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | phishing | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | misusing | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | kissling | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | hoisting | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | hessling | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | hassling | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | nissin | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | hsiung | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | hosing | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "hissing" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "hissing" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "hissing" in the same piece of text.
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 69
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 4
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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