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hiss in Arabic

أَزِيز ʔazīz

/hɪs/

hiss in Arabic: أَزِيز (ʔazīz), فَحِيح (faḥīḥ), هَفَّ (haffa), فَحَّ (faḥḥa). In English, hiss means a sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.

Arabic words for hiss

sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
أَزِيز ʔazīz, فَحِيح faḥīḥ
to make a hissing sound
هَفَّ haffa, فَحَّ faḥḥa, هَسَّ hassa

English meaning of hiss

  1. noun A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.
  2. noun An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.
  3. verb To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
  4. verb To call someone by hissing.

Full definition of hiss

hiss in a sentence

  • As I started to poke it, the snake hissed at me.
  • The poor cat hissed as it backed away from the approaching man.
  • The crowd booed and hissed her off the stage.

Synonyms of hiss

hiss in other languages

Questions about hiss in Arabic

What is the meaning of hiss in Arabic?
Hiss in Arabic is أَزِيز (ʔazīz), فَحِيح (faḥīḥ), هَفَّ (haffa), فَحَّ (faḥḥa).
ما معنى كلمة hiss؟
Hiss: أَزِيز (ʔazīz), فَحِيح (faḥīḥ), هَفَّ (haffa), فَحَّ (faḥḥa).
What does hiss mean in English?
Hiss means a sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.

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