Hiss or Hissing may refer to: * Hiss (electromagnetic), a wave generated in the plasma of the Earth's ionosphere or magnetosphere * Hiss (surname) * ''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, high-frequency noise on analogue magnetic tape recordings * The Hiss, a five piece rock band from Atlanta, Georgia * Honda Ignition Security System, a vehicle immobiliser * 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

In fiction

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