Hiss or Hissing may refer to: *

Hiss (electromagnetic) Electromagnetic hiss is a naturally occurring Extremely Low Frequency/Very Low Frequency electromagnetic wave (i.e., 300 Hz – 10 kHz) that is generated in the plasma of either the Earth's ionosphere or magnetosphere. Its name is de ...

, a wave generated in the plasma of the Earth's ionosphere or magnetosphere *

Hiss (surname) Hiss is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Alger Hiss (1904–1996), U.S. State Department employee and an accused Soviet spy * Anna Hiss (1893–1979), 20th-Century American professor of physical education * August Hiss, Swi ...

* ''Hissing'' (manhwa), a Korean manhwa series by Kang EunYoung *

Noise (electronics) In electronics, noise is an unwanted disturbance in an electrical signal. Noise generated by electronic devices varies greatly as it is produced by several different effects. In particular, noise is inherent in physics, and central to the ...

or electronic circuit hiss, white noise present at low level in all electronic circuits *

Sibilant Sibilants are fricative consonants of higher amplitude and pitch, made by directing a stream of air with the tongue towards the teeth. Examples of sibilants are the consonants at the beginning of the English words ''sip'', ''zip'', ''ship'', and ...

, a group of consonants that have a hissing or hushing sound *

Tape hiss Tape or Tapes may refer to: Material A long, narrow, thin strip of material (see also Ribbon (disambiguation): Adhesive tapes * Adhesive tape, any of many varieties of backing materials coated with an adhesive *Athletic tape, pressure-sensitiv ...

, high-frequency noise on analogue magnetic tape recordings *

The Hiss The Hiss was an American five piece rock band from Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Career Adrian Barrera and Todd Galpin set their sights on Georgia after a lackluster music career in their home state of Florida. They soon met up with Ian Fran ...

, a five piece rock band from Atlanta, Georgia * Honda Ignition Security System, a vehicle

immobiliser An immobiliser or immobilizer is an electronic security device fitted to a motor vehicle that prevents the engine from being started unless the correct key (''transponder'' or ''smart key'') is present. This prevents the vehicle from being " ...

* A sound made by

snakes Snakes are elongated, limbless, carnivorous reptiles of the suborder Serpentes . Like all other squamates, snakes are ectothermic, amniote vertebrates covered in overlapping scales. Many species of snakes have skulls with several more joi ...

and various other animals as a warning; see

List of animal sounds Certain words in the English language represent animal sounds: the noises and vocalizations of particular animals, especially noises used by animals for communication. The words can be used as verbs or interjections in addition to nouns, and ma ...

In fiction

King Hiss King Hiss (spelled King Hsss in the 2002 version, and sometimes King Hsssss) is a fictional supervillain, and the ruthless king of the Snake Men in Mattel toyline ''He-Man and the Masters of the Universe''. Although he never appeared in the orig ...

, the villainous king of the Snake Men in Mattel toy line Masters of the Universe *

Sir Hiss ''Robin Hood'' is a 1973 American animated musical adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by Buena Vista Distribution, based on the English folk tale of the same name with the characters reimagined as anthrop ...

, Prince John's fictional sidekick in the 1973 animated Disney movie Robin Hood *

H.I.S.S. ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' (also known as Action Force in the UK) is a military-themed line of action figures and toys in Hasbro's G.I. Joe franchise. The toyline lasted from 1982 to 1994, producing well over 500 figures and 250 vehicles ...

, High Speed Sentry, a fictional vehicle in the G.I. Joe universe

In fiction

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