hiss

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From Middle English hissen, probably of onomatopoeic origin (compare Arabic هَسْهَسَ (hashasa)). Compare Middle Dutch hissen, hisschen (“to chase away, shoo”), Middle Low German hissen (“to chase, hound, incite”).

140 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: أَزِيز (ʔazīz) — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Arabic: فَحِيح (faḥīḥ) — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Bangi: loseba — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Bulgarian: съскане (sǎskane) — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Catalan: xiuxiueig — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Czech: syčení — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Czech: sykot — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Danish: hvæse — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Dutch: sis — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Dutch: gesis — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Esperanto: siblo — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Finnish: sihinä — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Finnish: sähinä — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• French: sifflement — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Galician: silvo — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• German: Zischen — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• German: Fauchen — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Hebrew: נשיפה (n'shifá) — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Hebrew: שריקה (shriká) — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Hungarian: sziszegés — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Ido: siso — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Indonesian: desis — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Irish: siosóg — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Italian: sibilo — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Kapampangan: iwis — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Latin: sībilus — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Lingala: loseba — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Malay: desis — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Mongo: loseba — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Norwegian: hvese — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Polish: syczenie — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Portuguese: sibilo — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Portuguese: silvo — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Romanian: sâsâit — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Russian: шипе́ние (šipénije) — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Slovak: syčanie — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Spanish: siseo — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Swedish: väsning — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Tagalog: higishis — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Tagalog: ngishis — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Tamil: சீறு (cīṟu) — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Telugu: బుస (busa) — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Tibetan: སིད་སྒྲ (sid sgra) — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Ukrainian: шипіння (šypinnja) — sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
• Bulgarian: освиркване (osvirkvane) — expression of disapproval
• Catalan: xiulada — expression of disapproval
• Chinese Mandarin: 噝 /咝 (sī) — expression of disapproval
• Chinese Mandarin: 嘶 (sī) — expression of disapproval
• Czech: sykot — expression of disapproval
• Czech: syčení — expression of disapproval
• Dutch: sis — expression of disapproval
• Dutch: gesis — expression of disapproval
• Dutch: tss — expression of disapproval
• Finnish: sähinä — expression of disapproval
• French: siffler — expression of disapproval
• German: Knurren — expression of disapproval
• German: Zischen — expression of disapproval
• German: Fauchen — expression of disapproval
• Italian: soffio — expression of disapproval
• Russian: шипе́ние (šipénije) — expression of disapproval
• Slovak: sipenie — expression of disapproval
• Spanish: siseo — expression of disapproval
• Telugu: బుస (busa) — expression of disapproval
• Arabic: هَفَّ (haffa) — to make a hissing sound
• Arabic: فَحَّ (faḥḥa) — to make a hissing sound
• Arabic: هَسَّ (hassa) — to make a hissing sound
• Arabic: هَسَّ — to make a hissing sound
• Armenian: ֆշշալ (fššal) — to make a hissing sound
• Bulgarian: съскам (sǎskam) — to make a hissing sound
• Catalan: xiular — to make a hissing sound
• Catalan: bufar — to make a hissing sound
• Catalan: rebufar — to make a hissing sound
• Chinese Mandarin: 嘶 (sī) — to make a hissing sound
• Chinese Mandarin: 嘯 /啸 (xiào) — to make a hissing sound
• Chinese Mandarin: 噝 /咝 (sī) — to make a hissing sound
• Czech: syčet — to make a hissing sound
• Czech: zasyčet — to make a hissing sound
• Czech: syknout — to make a hissing sound
• Danish: hvæse — to make a hissing sound
• Dutch: sissen — to make a hissing sound
• Dutch: blazen — to make a hissing sound
• Esperanto: sibli — to make a hissing sound
• Finnish: sihistä — to make a hissing sound
• Finnish: sähistä — to make a hissing sound
• French: siffler — to make a hissing sound
• Galician: bisbar — to make a hissing sound
• Galician: asubiar — to make a hissing sound
• Galician: bufar — to make a hissing sound
• German: zischen — to make a hissing sound
• German: fauchen — to make a hissing sound
• Ancient Greek: συρίζω (surízō) — to make a hissing sound
• Hungarian: sziszeg — to make a hissing sound
• Hungarian: sistereg — to make a hissing sound
• Hungarian: sustorog — to make a hissing sound
• Hungarian: sivít — to make a hissing sound
• Hungarian: süvít — to make a hissing sound
• Hungarian: sípol — to make a hissing sound
• Hungarian: fütyül — to make a hissing sound
• Hungarian: suhog — to make a hissing sound
• Hungarian: pisszeg — to make a hissing sound
• Hungarian: csendre int — to make a hissing sound
• Icelandic: hvæsa — to make a hissing sound
• Icelandic: hvissa — to make a hissing sound
• Ido: sisar — to make a hissing sound
• Indonesian: mendesis — to make a hissing sound
• Indonesian: berdesis — to make a hissing sound
• Ingrian: sihissä — to make a hissing sound
• Irish: sios — to make a hissing sound
• Italian: sibilare — to make a hissing sound
• Italian: fischiare — to make a hissing sound
• Italian: soffiare — to make a hissing sound
• Japanese: シッと音を立てる (ssh to oto o tateru) — to make a hissing sound
• Japanese: シッという (ssh to iu) — to make a hissing sound
• Latin: strīdō — to make a hissing sound
• Latin: sibilo — to make a hissing sound
• Malay: mendesis — to make a hissing sound
• Māori: ihi — to make a hissing sound
• Māori: hihī — to make a hissing sound
• Māori: whakahihī — to make a hissing sound
• Mpade: swe — to make a hissing sound
• Norwegian: hvese — to make a hissing sound
• Polish: syczeć — to make a hissing sound
• Portuguese: sibilar — to make a hissing sound
• Portuguese: silvar — to make a hissing sound
• Romanian: șuiera — to make a hissing sound
• Russian: шипе́ть (šipétʹ) — to make a hissing sound
• Sicilian: affutari — to make a hissing sound
• Slovak: syčať — to make a hissing sound
• Spanish: sisear — to make a hissing sound
• Swedish: fräsa — to make a hissing sound
• Tagalog: humigishis — to make a hissing sound
• Tamil: சீறு (cīṟu) — to make a hissing sound
• Telugu: బుసకొట్టు (busakoṭṭu) — to make a hissing sound
• Turkish: tıslamak — to make a hissing sound
• Ukrainian: шипіти (šypity) — to make a hissing sound
• Ancient Greek: ἐκκρούω (ekkroúō) — to condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing
• Hungarian: pfujol — to condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing
• Hungarian: kifütyül — to condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing
• Hungarian: lehurrog — to condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing
• Hungarian: abcúgol — to condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing