hissing

[US]/'hɪsɪŋ/
[UK]/hɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. kisu au kisumbu cha mchaguzi au mshangao.
Word Forms
Present Participlehissing
Pluralhissings

Phrases & Collocations

hissing sound

sauti ya kisikia

hissing snake

mamba ya kisikia

hissing radiator

mipango ya kisikia

Example Sentences

The snake was hissing loudly in the corner.

Mwizi alikuwa amsinga kwa nguvu katika mbori.

I could hear the hissing sound of the pressure cooker.

Nikikusoma sauti ya masinga wa kifuniko.

She was hissing insults under her breath.

Alikuwa amsinga mazoe ya kichwani.

The cat was hissing at the dog.

mwekazi alifanya tona kwa mnyama.

The steam escaped with a hissing noise.

Mwanga alipita na sauti ya masinga.

The tires were hissing as they deflated.

Mipaka yalipita na masinga wakapita.

The kettle started hissing when the water boiled.

Mwanga alimwenga masinga wakati mizigo yalimwenga.

The angry teacher was hissing at the students to be quiet.

Mwalimu mwenye moyo alikuwa amsinga kwa wanafunzi kwa ajili ya kuchangia.

The hissing of the wind through the trees created an eerie atmosphere.

Masinga ya mafua kwa mizigo yalifanya na hali ya mabaya.

The leaking pipe was hissing water onto the floor.

Mipande ya kifuniko yalipita masinga ya mizigo kwenye mpira.

Real-world Examples

Ron made a horrible strangled hissing noise.

Ron alifanya sauti ya hissing ya mchovu sana.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The furry beaked bat might be hissing: your desires are revolting.

Mbatu mpe mchovu wa mguu huyu ndiye awekana na hissing: mazuri yako ni mabaya sana.

Source: The school of life

Waiting for fangs to sink through his body, he heard more mad hissing, something thrashing wildly off the pillars.

Kwa kuchangia mizigo yake, alipita hissing ya mchovu zaidi, kwa mchovu mwingine mwenye mshangao mrefu kwa mguu.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

The research team is using hissing cockroaches from Madagascar.

Timu ya utafiti inatumia mizigo ya hissing kutoka katika Madagaskari.

Source: Selected English short passages

Lo and behold, I hear hissing, which is good news.

Kwa muda mwingine, ninaelewa hissing, ambayo ni mafundisho mazuri.

Source: National Geographic Science Popularization (Video Version)

Not unless Miss Granger is hissing instructions in his ear.”

Hakuna kama Miss Granger ina hissing mafundisho kwenye mguu yake.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

The hissing cockroach plays the trumpet by contracting its abdomen.

Mizigo ya hissing inaonana na mshirika kwa kuchangia mguu yake.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

The steam came hissing out of the valves;and this made Passepartout indignant.

Uvumaji uliwa hissing kutoka kwenye mizigo; na hili ulilazimisha Passepartout kwa mshangao.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

Let me introduce you to the incredible, unbelievable, the amazing hissing cockroach.

Ninafanya mchezo kwa mizigo ya hissing ya mchovu mazing’i, mazing’i, mazing’i.

Source: Insect Kingdom Season 2 (Original Soundtrack Version)

It burst a hole in the top of his head, releasing hissing steam.

Alifanya mchovu mwenyewe kwenye mguu yake, kwa uvumaji wa hissing.

Source: Crazy Element City

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