Definitions of HISS [ɪs]

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Definition of 'HISS'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) hiss
to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s when prolonged.

2.  hiss
to express disapproval or contempt by making this sound.

3. (v.t.) hiss
to express disapproval of by hissing.

4.  hiss
to silence or drive away by hissing (usu. fol. by away, down, etc.).

5.  hiss
to utter with a hiss.

6. (n.) hiss
a hissing sound, esp. one made in disapproval.

7. (n.) Hiss
Alger, 1904–96, U.S. public official, accused of espionage 1948 and imprisoned for perjury 1950–54.

Definition of 'HISS'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
"the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"

2. (verb) boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

3. (verb) hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

4. (verb) hiss, whoosh
move with a whooshing sound

5. (verb) hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate
express or utter with a hiss

6. (verb) boo, hiss
show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

Definition of 'HISS'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) hiss
to make the sound of the letter 's', like a snake
The python hissed.; the hiss of the old recording; boos and hisses from the crowd

Definition of 'HISS'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) HISS
a prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt

2. (noun) HISS
any sound resembling that above described

3. (noun) HISS
the noise made by a serpent

4. (noun) HISS
the note of a goose when irritated

5. (noun) HISS
the noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove

6. (verb) HISS
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 sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval

7. (verb) HISS
to make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew

8. (verb) HISS
to condemn or express contempt for by hissing

9. (verb) HISS
to utter with a hissing sound

Translation of 'HISS'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of snakes, geese, people etc) to make a sound like that of the letter s The children hissed (at) the witch when she came on stage; The geese hissed at the dog.
Afrikaans: sis, blaas, uitfluit	Arabic: يَفِحُّ، يَسْتَقْبِلُ بال	Bulgarian: съскам
Brazilian: silvar	Czech: syčet	German: (aus)zischen
Danish: hvæse	Greek: σφυρίζω, βγάζω συριστικό	Spanish: sisear, silbar
Estonian: sisistama	Farsi: صداي هيس درآوردن	Finnish: sihistä
French: siffler	Hebrew: לְסַנֵן בְּכַעַס	Hindi: सिसकारना, फुफकारना
Croatian: siktati, psikati	Hungarian: pisszeg; sziszeg	Indonesian: mendesis
Icelandic: hvæsa	Italian: fischiare; sibilare	Japanese: シーッという
Korean: 쉬하는 소리를 내다	Lithuanian: šnypšti	Latvian: šņākt
Malay: mendesis	Dutch: sissen	Norwegian: visle, hvese, pipe (ut)
Polish: syczeć	Persian: صداي هيس درآوردن	Pashto: د مار اواز
Portuguese: vaiar	Romanian: a sâsâi	Russian: шипеть; шикать
Slovak: syčať	Slovenian: sikati	Serbian: siktati
Swedish: väsa, vissla	Thai: เปล่งเสียงแสดงความไม่พอใจ	Turkish: ıslık çalmak, ıslıklamak;
Taiwanese: 嘶嘶作聲	Ukrainian: шипіти, сичати	Urdu: پھنکارنا
Vietnamese: kêu xì xì	Chinese: 嘶嘶作声
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