hissing
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The meaning (definition) of the word hissing
making a long sharp sound like a snake
The word hissing used in a sentence
“The snake is hissing loudly so we stay far away from it.”
How the word hissing is said around the world
| French | sifflant (seef-LAHN) |
| Spanish | silbido (seel-VEE-thoh) |
| Mandarin | 嘶嘶声 (see see shuhng) |
| Hindi | फुफकार (puup-KAHR) |
| Arabic | فحيح (FAH-eeh) |
| Russian | шипение (shi-PYAY-nyee-yi) |
| Portuguese (EU) | sibilando (see-bee-LUHNNG-duu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | sibilando (see-bee-LUHNNG-duu) |
| Japanese | シューシューという音 (shu-u-shu-u-toh-eeu-OH-toh) |
| German | zischen (TSI-shuhn) |
| Urdu | ہسنا (HUS-nah) |
| Punjabi | ਹਿਸਿੰਗ (hi-SING) |
| Korean | 쉿 소리 (sweed SOH-ree) |
| Hebrew | שְׁרִיקוּת (SHREE-uh-koot) |
| Greek | συριγμός (see-reegh-MOHS) |
| Dutch | sissen (SI-suhn) |
| Tagalog | sumisitsit (soo-mee-SEE-tseet) |
| Vietnamese | tiếng rít (TEE-e-urng ZEE-urt) |
| Turkish | tıslama (TUS-lah-mah) |
| Persian | صدای خش خش (SAY-dah-yay khahsh khahsh) |
| Polish | syczący (si-CHAWN-tsi) |
| Ukrainian | шипіння (shi-PEEN-nyah) |
| Bengali | হিসহিস শব্দ (HEE-shaw-heesh SHAWB-daw) |
| Swedish | väsande (VAIR-sahn-duh) |
| Italian | sibilo (SEE-bee-loh) |
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