"hiss" meaning in English

See hiss in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /hɪs/ Audio: en-us-hiss.ogg [US] Forms: hiss [singular], hisses [plural]
Head templates: {{noun|hiss|hisses}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A hiss is a sound often made by snakes or leaking air.
    Sense id: simple-hiss-en-noun-n~sMYzou

Verb

IPA: /hɪs/ Audio: en-us-hiss.ogg [US] Forms: hiss [canonical], hisses [third-person, singular], hissed [past], hissed [past, participle], hissing [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|hiss|es}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something hisses, it makes a hissing sound.
    Sense id: simple-hiss-en-verb-qwnDWvVa
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hiss",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "hiss",
        "2": "hisses"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
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    }
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  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You can tell the cat is angry by its hissing."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hiss is a sound often made by snakes or leaking air."
      ],
      "id": "simple-hiss-en-noun-n~sMYzou"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hiss.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hiss"
}

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    {
      "form": "hiss",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hisses",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hissed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hissed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hissing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hiss",
        "2": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The air hissed as it left the tire."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something hisses, it makes a hissing sound."
      ],
      "id": "simple-hiss-en-verb-qwnDWvVa"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hiss.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hiss"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hiss",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hisses",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hiss",
        "2": "hisses"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You can tell the cat is angry by its hissing."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A hiss is a sound often made by snakes or leaking air."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hiss.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hiss",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hisses",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hissed",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hissed",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hissing",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hiss",
        "2": "es"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The air hissed as it left the tire."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If something hisses, it makes a hissing sound."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hɪs/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-hiss.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hiss"
}

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