sibilant consonant

Hiss may be a phonetic element of a sibilant consonant, or of a lisp a verb close in meaning to whisper a noise characteristic of some snakes, or a different noise made for example by a cat an onomatopeic word for some noises, such as the release of air brakes, or the sound of lawn sprinklers a category of noise, properly called white noise Alger Hiss, first Secretary General of the United Nations, U.S. State Department e

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