Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to hiss
Participle: hissed
Gerund: hissing
Cognates
-
Indicative
Present
| I | hiss |
| you | hiss |
| he;she;it | hisses |
| we | hiss |
| you | hiss |
| they | hiss |
Perfect
| I | have hissed |
| you | have hissed |
| he;she;it | has hissed |
| we | have hissed |
| you | have hissed |
| they | have hissed |
Past
| I | hissed |
| you | hissed |
| he;she;it | hissed |
| we | hissed |
| you | hissed |
| they | hissed |
Pluperfect
| I | had hissed |
| you | had hissed |
| he;she;it | had hissed |
| we | had hissed |
| you | had hissed |
| they | had hissed |
Future
| I | will hiss |
| you | will hiss |
| he;she;it | will hiss |
| we | will hiss |
| you | will hiss |
| they | will hiss |
Future Perfect
| I | will have hissed |
| you | will have hissed |
| he;she;it | will have hissed |
| we | will have hissed |
| you | will have hissed |
| they | will have hissed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | hiss |
| you | hiss |
| he;she;it | hiss |
| we | hiss |
| you | hiss |
| they | hiss |
Perfect
| I | have hissed |
| you | have hissed |
| he;she;it | have hissed |
| we | have hissed |
| you | have hissed |
| they | have hissed |
Imperfect
| I | hissed |
| you | hissed |
| he;she;it | hissed |
| we | hissed |
| you | hissed |
| they | hissed |
Pluperfect
| I | had hissed |
| you | had hissed |
| he;she;it | had hissed |
| we | had hissed |
| you | had hissed |
| they | had hissed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would hiss |
| you | would hiss |
| he;she;it | would hiss |
| we | would hiss |
| you | would hiss |
| they | would hiss |
Perfect
| I | would have hissed |
| you | would have hissed |
| he;she;it | would have hissed |
| we | would have hissed |
| you | would have hissed |
| they | would have hissed |
Imperative
| you | hiss |
| we | Let's hiss |
| you | hiss |
Verbs conjugated like 'hiss'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'hiss'
diss,
fiss,
hish,
hist,
kiss,
liss,
miss,
piss,
siss,
wiss,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to make a hissing sound
- hizz, sibilate
- buzz
- fizz, sizzle, spit, seethe, sibilate, swish, wheeze, whisper
- disapprove
- condemn, censure, ridicule, boo
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English hissen, probably of onomatopoeic origin. Compare Middle Dutch hissen, hisschen (“to chase away, shoo”), Middle Low German hissen (“to chase, hound, incite”).
Verbs referencing "hiss"
German, old spelling
hissen.
Sample Sentences
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[...] rearing, close to the very rails—there—on, on, on—tears the mad dragon of an engine with its train of cars; scattering in all directions a shower of burning sparks from its wood fire; screeching, hissing, yelling, panting; until at last the thirsty monster stops beneath a covered way to drink, the people cluster round, and you have time to breathe again.
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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The last words she whispered in a hissing tone, close to his ear.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] that demoniac heart of sin only as a damning sentence, bringing with it a fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation. Legree burned the hair, and burned the letter; and when he saw them hissing and crackling in the flame, inly shuddered as he thought of everlasting fires. He tried to drink, and revel, and swear away the memory; but often, in the deep night, whose solemn stillness arraigns [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)