Roget's Thesaurus

#409. Sibilation

Nouns

sibilance, sibilation; zip; hiss etc. v.; sternutation; high note etc. 410. [animals that hiss] goose, serpent, snake (animal sounds) 412. [animals that buzz] insect, bug; bee, mosquito, wasp, fly. [inanimate things that hiss] tea kettle, pressure cooker; air valve, pressure release valve, safety valve, tires, air escaping from tires, punctured tire; escaping steam, steam, steam radiator, steam release valve.

Verbs

hiss, buzz, whiz, rustle; fizz, fizzle; wheeze, whistle, snuffle; squash; sneeze; sizzle, swish.

Adjectives

sibilant; hissing etc. v.; wheezy; sternutative.