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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
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 TempestTem II.ii.14.1Do hiss me into madness.Doe hisse me into madnesse:
Troilus and CressidaTC V.x.55Some galled goose of Winchester would hiss.Some galled Goose of Winchester would hisse:
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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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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