To make a hissing sound.
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A great noise; a hollow sound.
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An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.
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To interrupt the continuance of; to intermit, as a practice or habit; to put an end to; to cause to cease; to cease using, to stop; to leave off.
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Cessation of supply, or total defect; a failing; deficiency; as, failure of rain; failure of crops.
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Sound of any kind.
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One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
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One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one who endows.
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A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast.
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To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap.
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To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a…
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of Hiss
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of Hush
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Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss.
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