hiss
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The meaning (definition) of the word hiss
a long, soft sss sound
The word hiss used in a sentence
“We heard a hiss when the air leaked from the balloon.”
How the word hiss is said around the world
| French | sifflement (seef-luh-MAHN) |
| Spanish | silbido (seel-BEE-thoh) |
| Mandarin | 嘶嘶声 (suh suh shuhng) |
| Hindi | फुस्स (PHUUSS) |
| Arabic | فَحِيح (fa-HEEH) |
| Russian | шипение (shee-PYE-nee-ye) |
| Portuguese (EU) | silvo (SEEL-voo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | chiado (shee-AH-doo) |
| Japanese | シューというおと (SHUU toh ee-OO OH-toh) |
| German | Zischen (TSISH-en) |
| Urdu | سسکاری (sis-KAH-ree) |
| Punjabi | ਫੁਸਕਾਰ (fuus-KAHR) |
| Korean | 치익 소리 (chee-EEK soh-REE) |
| Hebrew | שְׁרִיקָה (shree-KAH) |
| Greek | σφύριγμα (SFEE-reegh-ma) |
| Dutch | gesis (khuh-SIS) |
| Tagalog | sitsit (SEET-seet) |
| Vietnamese | tiếng xì (tee-eng SEE) |
| Turkish | tıslama (tuhs-LAH-mah) |
| Persian | هیس (hees) |
| Polish | syk (sihk) |
| Ukrainian | шипіння (shih-PEEN-nyah) |
| Bengali | সিস (sheesh) |
| Swedish | pys (pees) |
| Italian | sibilo (SEE-bee-loh) |
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