Collocations with "hiss"

9 collocations found

snake hisses

to make a sharp sibilant sound

snake7.9
hiss menacingly

to make a sharp sibilant sound as a sign of disapproval or hostility

menacingly7.0
cat6.8
geese hiss

To make a sharp sibilant sound, often as a warning.

goose6.5
steam hisses

Describes the 's' sound made by escaping steam.

steam6.2
hiss softly

to make a long 's' sound quietly

softly5.5
hiss urgently

to say something in a low, angry or intense voice

urgently5.5
swan hiss

Describes the sound a swan makes when threatened.

swan5.0
hiss venomously

to hiss in a hateful or malicious manner

venomously4.0