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Things hiss often describes ("hiss ________")
How hiss often is described ("________ hiss")
- pneumatic
- distinct
- swift
- tremendous
- terrible
- impulsive
- pitched
- auroral
- sudden
- distant
- sustained
- hot
- gentle
- muted
- dull
- vicious
- ominous
- deep
- harsh
- rhythmic
- spiteful
- angry
- deadly
- characteristic
- snakelike
- menacing
- steady
- explosive
- frightful
- universal
- subdued
- slow
- furious
- dismal
- shrill
- loud
- mighty
- fierce
- little
- metallic
- faint
- audible
- awful
- quiet
- venomous
- peculiar
- deafening
- constant
- low
- short
- thick
- dry
- sibilant
- thin
- fearful
- tiny
- unmistakable
- drawn
- savage
- occasional
- quick
- long
- violent
- slight
- incessant
- static
- like
- familiar
- demoniac
- sinister
- solitary
- continuous
- wet
- muffled
- indrawn
- hydraulic
- reptilian
- strange
- soft
- sharp
- brief
- prolonged
