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Hiss Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Hiss?
[n] a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
[n] a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" [v] show displeasure, as after a performance or speech [v] make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval [v] express or utter with a hiss [v] move with a whooshing sound Synonyms | Synonyms for Hiss: bird | boo | boo | Bronx cheer | hissing | hoot | raspberry | razzing | sibilate | sibilation | siss | sizz | snort | whoosh Related Terms | Find terms related to Hiss: aphonia | artificial voice | assibilate | assibilation | bark | bawl | bellow | bird | blare | blat | blubber | boil | boil over | boo | booing | boom | bray | breathe | broken speech | broken tones | broken voice | Bronx cheer | bubble | bubble over | bubble up | burble | buzz | cackle | catcall | chant | childish treble | chirp | choked voice | coo | cracked voice | croak | crow | decry | deride | disparage | drawl | dysarthria | dyslalia | dyslogia | dysphasia | dysphonia | dysphrasia | effervesce | effervescence | effervescing | exclaim | falsetto | ferment | fizz | fizzle | fizzling | flute | frication | frictional rustling | gasp | give the bird | give the raspberry | gnarl | growl | grumble | grunt | guggle | gurgle | harshness | hawking voice | hissing | hoarseness | hoot | hush | hushing | idioglossia | idiolalia | impairment of speech | jeer | keen | lilt | lisp | lisping | loss of voice | mock | mumble | murmur | mutter | muzzy speech | nasal tone | nasalization | pant | pipe | plop | pooh | pooh-pooh | quaver | raspberry | razz | rhonchus | roar | rumble | scream | screech | seethe | shake | shriek | shush | shushing | sibilance | sibilate | sibilation | siffle | sigh | sigmatism | simmer | sing | siss | sissing | sizz | sizzle | sizzling | snap | snarl | sneeze | sneezing | sniff | sniffle | snore | snort | snuff | snuffle | sob | sparkle | speech defect | speech impediment | spit | splutter | sputter | squall | squash | squawk | squeal | squelch | squish | sternutation | stertor | swish | taunt | the bird | thunder | tremor | trumpet | twang | wail | warble | wheeze | whine | whish | whisper | whistle | whistle at | whistling | white noise | whiz | whoosh | work | yap | yawp | yell | yelp | zip See Also | call | condemn | cry | emit | go | let loose | let out | locomote | mouth | move | noise | outcry | shout | speak | talk | travel | utter | verbalise | verbalize | vociferation | yell Hiss In Webster's Dictionary \Hiss\ v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hissed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Hissing}.] [AS. hysian; prob. of imitative origin?; cf. LG.
hissen, OD. hisschen.]
1. 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.
The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee.
--Ezek. xxvii.
36.
2. To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a
sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew.
Shod with steel, We hissed along the polished ice.
--Wordsworth.
\Hiss\, v. t. 1. To condemn or express contempt for by hissing. If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as he pleased and displeased them. --Shak. Malcolm. What is the newest grief? Ros. That of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker. --Shak. 2. To utter with a hissing sound. The long-necked geese of the world that are ever hissing dispraise. --Tennyson. \Hiss\, n. 1. 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. ``Hiss'' implies audible friction of breath consonants. --H. Sweet. A dismal, universal hiss, the sound Of public scorn. --Milton. 2. Any sound resembling that above described; as: (a) The noise made by a serpent. But hiss for hiss returned with forked tongue. --Milton. (b) The note of a goose when irritated. (c) The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove. |
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