how to pronounce hissing

/ˈhɪsɪŋ/

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hissing is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of hissing in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… years after those hissing incidents …”

meanings of hissing

verb:

Present participle of hiss.

noun:

The sound of a hiss.

hissing frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word hissing occurs in english on average 1.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.