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Definitions of 'hiss' Wordnet
1. (noun) hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation
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
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
Definitions of 'hiss' Webster 1913 Dictionary
1. (noun) hiss
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
sound resembling that above described3. (noun) hiss
noise made by a serpent 4. (noun) hiss
note of a goose when irritated5. (noun) hiss
noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove 6. (verb) hiss
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
make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew8. (verb) hiss
express contempt for by hissing 9. (verb) hiss
hissing sound
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