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Things hissing often describes (“hissing ________”)
sound, whisper, noise, sounds, breath, roar, snake, snakes, noises, note, wind, tongues, sigh, laugh, embers, flame, serpents, murmur, bullets, mass, stream, jaws, whispers, sibilants, mouths, cry, shells, scream, heads, jets, arrows, radiator, song, stops, gasp, surf, stop, head, emphasis, whistle, cauldron, speech, consonants, protest, word, tresses, groan, voices, beams, lee, bullet, blast, patches, geese, mug, snarl, call, tone, growl, shriek, balls, letters, curse, snort, cones, showers, bubbles, breakers, lead, wheels, missiles, tones, moan, logs, shafts, burners, fires, spurt, jet, chuckle, urn, pant, radiators, cloud, mouth, torches, shell, meteors, tongue, cries, samovar, streams, serpent, hushing, clouds
How hissing often is described (“________ hissing”)
loud, faint, great, soft, much, slight, sharp, more, low, gentle, violent, strange, little, angry, steady, continuous, constant, sudden, fierce, terrible, sibilant, horrible, peculiar, tremendous, prolonged, perpetual, shrill, ominous, furious, occasional, vicious, distant, frightful, like, audible, quiet, secret, distinct, continual, dreadful, awful, slow, harsh, intermittent, locomotive, preconcerted, monstrous, familiar, drown'd, horrid, pitched, disagreeable, less, incessant, rhythmic, hideous, thin, discordant, subdued, prodigious, curious, vigorous, cold, sinister, indistinct, sarpent, monotonous, energetic, thick, mighty, least, ceaseless, venomous, continued, wild, joyous, sad, nearer, characteristic, noisy, fearful, dull, eternal, greedy, dismal, infernal, coarse, snakelike, louder
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