hissing
Angry cat noise
Hissing is a sharp, sustained sound made by forcing breath through a narrow opening—the sound of a snake, escaping steam, or an angry cat.
People hiss to express disapproval or to quiet someone: The audience hissed at the villain.
As an adjective, it describes things making this sound: the hissing radiator, hissing whispers.
Cunning, limbless reptile
- venomInjected animal poison
- pythonNonvenomous squeezing snake
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
- viperFanged toxic serpent
rattlesnake · anaconda · constrictor · scales · slither · fangs · reptile · predator
Formless, expanding substance
- punctureHole from penetration
- tireLose strength or energy
- deflatingReleasing contained gas
- escapingDeparting confinement hastily
air · balloon · valve · radiator · pipe · aerosol · cylinder · hose
Spouted vessel for heating water
- radiatorHeat transfer device
- pressure cookerSealed pot using steam
- valveFluid flow controller
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
vapor · escaping · release · whistle · samovar · teapot · geyser · hot spring
Hissing quality in speech
- susurrationSoft whispering noise
- fizzBubbly hissing sound
- staticWithout motion or change
- crackleSharp snapping sounds
white noise · sizzle · shush · effervescence · carbonation · frying · bacon · onomatopoeia
Small furry housepet
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
- possumPouch-bearing mammal
- cockroachFlattened scavenging household insect
- swanLarge graceful waterbird
alligator · warning · defensive · territorial · aggression · cornered · arched back
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
viper · rattlesnake · anaconda · constrictor · scales · slither · fangs · reptile · predator · cold-blooded
gas
Formless, expanding substance
escaping · air · balloon · valve · radiator · pipe · aerosol · cylinder · hose · seal
kettle
Spouted vessel for heating water
- radiatorHeat transfer device
- pressure cookerSealed pot using steam
- valveFluid flow controller
boiling · vapor · escaping · release · whistle · samovar · teapot · geyser · hot spring · pipe
sibilance
Hissing quality in speech
- susurrationSoft whispering noise
- fizzBubbly hissing sound
- staticWithout motion or change
crackle · white noise · sizzle · shush · effervescence · carbonation · frying · bacon · onomatopoeia · radio
cat
Small furry housepet
- gooseLarge honking waterfowl
- possumPouch-bearing mammal
- cockroachFlattened scavenging household insect
swan · alligator · warning · defensive · territorial · aggression · cornered · arched back
disapproval
Unfavorable opinion expressed
contempt · derision · audience · theater · crowd · heckling · displeasure · catcall · rebuke · taunt
- animal behaviorsswimming, running, walking, jumping, flying
- animal defensespoison, venom, toxin, toxins, horns
- factory soundshammering, drilling, clanking, grinding, welding
- machine soundshumming, buzzing, whirring, clanking, grinding
- reptile traitsscaly, cold-blooded, slithering, forked tongue, shedding skin
- vocalizationsspeak, speaking, talking, whisper, shout
- hissing cockroachInsect producing breath-like sounds
- hissing cockroachesInsects producing breath sounds