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  2. Sibilant - Wikipedia

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    In the alveolar hissing sibilants [s] and [z], the back of the tongue forms a narrow channel (is grooved) to focus the stream of air more intensely, resulting in a high pitch. With the hushing sibilants (occasionally termed shibilants ), such as English [ʃ] , [tʃ] , [ʒ] , and [dʒ] , the tongue is flatter, and the resulting pitch lower.

  3. Crosswordese - Wikipedia

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    Crosswordese is the group of words frequently found in US crossword puzzles but seldom found in everyday conversation. The words are usually short, three to five letters, with letter combinations which crossword constructors find useful in the creation of crossword puzzles, such as words that start or end with vowels (or both), abbreviations consisting entirely of consonants, unusual ...

  4. Hiss - Wikipedia

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    Hiss or Hissing may refer to: Hiss (electromagnetic), a wave generated in the plasma of the Earth's ionosphere or magnetosphere; Hiss (surname) Hissing, a Korean manhwa series by Kang EunYoung; Noise (electronics) or electronic circuit hiss, white noise present at low level in all electronic circuits

  5. Hissing (manhwa) - Wikipedia

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    Hissing (히싱 Hi-sing) is a Korean manhwa series written and illustrated by Kang Eun-young.Originally serialized in the magazine Wink, Hissing was later released in 6 volumes between January 2004 and August 2005 by Seoul Cultural Publishers, Inc. ICEkunion licensed the series for an English release and published 3 volumes, but was absorbed into the Hachette Book Group USA's graphic novel ...

  6. Hiss (electromagnetic) - Wikipedia

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    There are several proposed generation mechanisms for plasmaspheric hiss in particular, including: Generation from discrete chorus emissions [3] [4]; Generation via electromagnetic impulses from terrestrial lightning, specifically via lightning-generated whistlers [5] [6] [7]

  7. Cockroaches in popular culture - Wikipedia

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    Bug — also starred Madagascar hissing cockroaches, this time able to produce fire from their abdomens, wreaking havoc. Desperate Living — Peggy Gravel and Grizelda Brown were forced to eat Cockroaches when having dinner with Queen Carlotta. Mouse Hunt — Ernie was forced to close his restaurant due to a cockroach infestation.

  8. Category:Grosset & Dunlap books - Wikipedia

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    The Clue in the Crossword Cipher; The Clue in the Crumbling Wall; The Clue in the Diary; The Clue in the Embers; The Clue in the Old Album; The Clue in the Old Stagecoach; The Clue of the Black Keys; The Clue of the Broken Blade; The Clue of the Broken Locket; The Clue of the Dancing Puppet; The Clue of the Hissing Serpent; The Clue of the ...

  9. The Hissing of Summer Lawns - Wikipedia

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    The Hissing of Summer Lawns is the seventh studio album by the Canadian-American singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in November 1975 on Asylum Records. It continues the jazz -influenced sound of Mitchell's previous album, Court and Spark , with more unconventional and experimental material.