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hissing

/his-ing/US // ˈhɪs ɪŋ //

嘶嘶声,嘶嘶的声音,嘶嘶声响,嘶嘶响声

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the act of emitting a hiss.
    • : the sound of a hiss.
    • : Archaic. an occasion or object of scorn.

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Examples

  • Among them is the dragon blood tree, which for years has been used as both a paint and a medicine, and the Socotran chameleon, a small, hissing reptile with a crazy long tongue.

  • CLAIRE: (hissing) Have you ever considered, even for a second, that what I do matters too?

  • They make all kinds of calls and noises as we pass: slurps, hissing, barking, and even machine-gun sounds.

  • There will be more solbreeders," she said in a soft, almost hissing voice, "there will always be more!

  • On his loins was a lion of great fierceness, and coiled round his waist was a hissing mamba (snake).

  • The gander came towards them, stretching out his neck, and hissing loudly.

  • Black Hood fell back from the door, staggered by his first contact with that hissing gray hell.

  • Very carefully, Jess explained again which word said see, hissing like a huge snake to show him how the s sounded.

  • After the adagio from the First Symphony—also included in the programme—even a slight hissing was heard.