The word "hiss" originates from Middle English and is believed to come from imitating the sound of air or steam escaping from a small opening. It has been used since the 14th century to describe the noise made by snakes, steam engines, or angry people.
'Hiss' is an onomatopoeia, often describing the sound of air escaping.The snake made a loud hiss and raised up it's head, ready to strike.First a pop, then a sharp hiss, 'NO!' he exclaimed, 'Not another flat tyre!'The cat made a hiss when we entered the room.The oil in the frying pan began to crackle and hiss, so we knew it was time to add the bacon.
The word is spelled onomatopoeia, and simply means names for sounds that are spelled as they are heard. Examples include boom, buzz, hiss.
The word "hamburger" did not originate in France. It is derived from the German city of Hamburg.
Meh-Tro-Poh-L-Iss (as in Hiss)
The noun forms for the verb to originate are originator, one who originates, and origination. Origin is another noun form.
The plural of hiss is hisses, but it a word generally used as a verb rather than a noun.
from a sound of a snake
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Hiss.
'Hiss' is an onomatopoeia, often describing the sound of air escaping.The snake made a loud hiss and raised up it's head, ready to strike.First a pop, then a sharp hiss, 'NO!' he exclaimed, 'Not another flat tyre!'The cat made a hiss when we entered the room.The oil in the frying pan began to crackle and hiss, so we knew it was time to add the bacon.
Where does Thank you originate?
hiss and behave grand
Yes, the word "bolshy" does originate from the "bolsheviks".
The word Historical has 4 syllables, not 2 or 3 (HISS-tree, HISS-tuh-ree). The O in history is either silent or a schwa (unstressed), whereas in historical it is stressed, so has an OR/AW sound (hiss-TOR-ih-kul).
The word 'suds' is believed to originate from the Middle Dutch word: sudse, meaning bog.
The word is spelled onomatopoeia, and simply means names for sounds that are spelled as they are heard. Examples include boom, buzz, hiss.
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