hissed
Whispered with venom
Hissed is the past tense of hiss—to make a sharp, sibilant sound like a prolonged S.
Snakes hiss, steam hisses from pipes, crowds hiss to show disapproval.
In dialogue tags, hissed describes speech delivered in a fierce whisper, usually expressing anger or warning: "Get out," she hissed.
The word itself sounds like what it describes.
Cunning, limbless reptile
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
adder · mamba · asp · slither · scales · fangs · forked tongue · coil
Hissing quality in speech
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- shushCommand for silence
- rustleSoft crackling sound
- fizzBubbly hissing sound
sizzle · whoosh · swish · susurration · hush · escape · leak · spray
Intense, violent anger
- furyIntense violent anger
- seethingIntensely, quietly enraged
- venomInjected animal poison
- spitePetty malicious intent
malice · hostility · contempt · scorn · disdain · menace · threat · warning
Spoke without full voice
- mutteredSpoke barely audibly
- murmuredSpoke barely audibly
- snarledGrowled or knotted
- snappedBroke with sudden force
growled · sneered · spat · breathed · rasped · uttered · warned · threatened
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
python · adder · mamba · asp · slither · scales · fangs · forked tongue · coil · strike
sibilance
Hissing quality in speech
fizz · sizzle · whoosh · swish · susurration · hush · escape · leak · spray · sputter
rage
Intense, violent anger
spite · malice · hostility · contempt · scorn · disdain · menace · threat · warning · indignation
whispered
Spoke without full voice
snapped · growled · sneered · spat · breathed · rasped · uttered · warned · threatened · cursed
kettle
Spouted vessel for heating water
pressure · boiler · espresso · geyser · vent · release · vapor · scalding · hot · teapot
boo
Shout to startle or jeer
crowd · theater · stage · performer · villain · pantomime · booed · jeered · taunted · mocked
- hissy fitDramatic temper tantrum
- boo hissVocal audience rejection
- tape hissHigh-frequency recording interference
- hissing cockroachInsect producing breath-like sounds
- hissing cockroachesInsects producing breath sounds