n. the sound of a teapot coming to a boil, as in Dead Soul by James D. Doss.
v. look; see also hsst.
<A rude noise from David broke her poetic reverie. “Hssst! Look there!” —Elizabeth Peters, The Camelot Caper.>
hssst hssst.
n. a stage whisper, as in Champion’s Trial: Magic Legends Cycle Two by Scott McGough.
hssst hsst.
n. the sizzling hiss of burning flesh.
<Lorn raises the firelance, using his chaos-senses to focus the firebeam tightly. Hssst! Hsst! —L. E. Modesitt, Scion of Cyador.>
hsst.
(also hsst hsst.) n. a warning signal.
<“Hsst!” she signaled in warning, clasping his hand in hers once more. “We have to go now! Quickly! They’re coming!” —Terry Brooks, The Talismans of Shannara.> <Stresa was the first to feel the tremors and hiss in warning at Wren. “Elf Queen. Phfftt! Do you feel it? Hsst! Hsst! The earth moves!” —Terry Brooks, Anthrax.>
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