Past tense of hiss
regular verb
The past tense of hiss is hissed. The past participle is also hissed.
Forms of hiss
| Base form (V1) | hiss /hɪs/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | hissed /hɪst/ |
| Past participle (V3) | hissed /hɪst/ |
| Present participle | hissing /ˈhɪsɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | hisses /ˈhɪsɪz/ |
Hissed 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.
- Steam hissed from the old iron radiator.From the entry radiator
- The angry cat hissed and puffed up its fur.From the entry puff up
- Fire hissed; rain boiled; steam turned back to rain and re-fell.2016, John Timmis, Deathling of Dorn. From the entry refall
Meaning of hiss
- noun A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.
- noun An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.
- verb To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping.
Questions about the past tense of hiss
- What is the past tense of hiss?
- The past tense of hiss is hissed.
- What is the past participle of hiss?
- The past participle of hiss is hissed.
- Is hiss a regular or irregular verb?
- Hiss is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hiss (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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