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Search phrase: hiss

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Henry VI Part 22H6 III.ii.326Their music frightful as the serpent's hiss,Their Musicke, frightfull as the Serpents hisse,
Henry VI Part 22H6 IV.i.78Who in contempt shall hiss at thee again;Who in contempt shall hisse at thee againe.
Julius CaesarJC I.ii.257and hiss him, according as he pleased and displeasedand hisse him, according as he pleas'd, and displeas'd
King LearKL III.vi.16Come hissing in upon 'em!Come hizzing in vpon 'em.
King LearKL IV.vi.184To this great stage of fools. – This's a good block.To this great stage of Fooles. This a good blocke:
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.i.131An excellent device! So if any of the audience hiss,An excellent deuice: so if any of the audience hisse,
Love's Labour's LostLLL V.ii.914When roasted crabs hiss in the bowl,When roasted Crabs hisse in the bowle,
MacbethMac IV.iii.175That of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker;That of an houres age, doth hisse the speaker,
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.iii.36I warrant thee. If I do not act it, hiss me.I warrant thee, if I do not act it, hisse me.
The Merry Wives of WindsorMW III.v.111Think of that – hissing hot – think of that, Masterthinke of that; hissing hot: thinke of that (Master
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iv.69There thou prickest her with a thistle.There thou prickst her with a thissell.
Much Ado About NothingMA III.iv.73meaning; I meant plain holy-thistle. You may think perchancemeaning, I meant plaine holy thissell, you may thinke perchance
Romeo and JulietRJ I.i.112Who nothing hurt withal, hissed him in scorn.Who nothing hurt withall, hist him in scorne.
The Taming of the ShrewTS I.ii.45Why, this's a heavy chance 'twixt him and you,Why this a heauie chance twixr him and you,
The TempestTem II.ii.14.1Do hiss me into madness.Doe hisse me into madnesse:
Titus AndronicusTit II.iii.100A thousand fiends, a thousand hissing snakes,A thousand Fiends, a thousand hissing Snakes,
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.21discoveries!discoueries. Q addition 'rawe eies, durtrottē liuers, whissing lungs, bladders full of impostume. Sciaticaes lime-kills ith' palme, incurable bone-ach, and the riueled fee simple of the tetter take'
Troilus and CressidaTC V.i.86leers than I will a serpent when he hisses. He willleeres, then I will a Serpent when he hisses: he will
Troilus and CressidaTC V.x.55Some galled goose of Winchester would hiss.Some galled Goose of Winchester would hisse:
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK IV.iii.32hissing, howling, chattering, cursing – O, they havehissing, / Howling, chattring, cursing, oh they have
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK epilogue.8Against his conscience, let him hiss, and killAgainst his Conscience let him hisse, and kill
The Two Noble KinsmenTNK prologue.16And the first sound this child hear be a hiss,And the first sound this child heare, be a hisse,
The Winter's TaleWT I.ii.189Will hiss me to my grave. Contempt and clamourWill hisse me to my Graue: Contempt and Clamor

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The Rape of LucreceLuc.871 The adder hisses where the sweet birds sing; The Adder hisses where the sweete birds sing,
Venus and AdonisVen.17 Here come and sit, where never serpent hisses, Here come and sit, where neuer serpent hisses,
Venus and AdonisVen.1084 The sun doth scorn you, and the wind doth hiss you. The sun doth skorne you, & the wind doth hisse you.

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
HISSBASIChiss n, hiss v, hissing adj, hissing adv, hissing n

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