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hiss meaning in Sinhala

පිඹිනවා piᵐbinawā

/hɪs/

hiss in Sinhala: පිඹිනවා (piᵐbinawā). In English, hiss means a sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.

Sinhala words for hiss

to hiss
පිඹිනවා piᵐbinawā

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 Sinhala

What is the meaning of hiss in Sinhala?
Hiss in Sinhala is පිඹිනවා (piᵐbinawā).
hiss යන්නෙහි සිංහල තේරුම කුමක්ද?
Hiss: පිඹිනවා (piᵐbinawā).
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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Sinhala words from Wiktionary's Sinhala entries whose English meaning is “hiss”: පිඹිනවා. English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: hiss (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Sinhala words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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