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Hissing

Hissing Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Hissing? [n] a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" [adj] like a sustained `s'; "`hissing' is the sound a snake makes" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Hissing: hiss \| noisy \| sibilation Related Terms \| Find terms related to Hissing: assibilation \| banter \| bantering \| birdies \| blooping \| blurping \| boo \| booing \| Bronx cheer \| buzz \| catcall \| catcalling \| chaffing \| derision \| derisive \| derisory \| distortion \| effervescence \| effervescent \| effervescing \| feedback \| fizz \| fizzle \| fizzling \| fleering \| flippancy \| flippant \| flutter \| fluttering \| fooling \| frication \| frictional rustling \| grinning \| hiss \| hoot \| hooting \| howling \| hum \| hush \| hushing \| jeering \| joshing \| kidding \| leering \| levity \| lisp \| mockery \| mocking \| motorboating \| panning \| quizzical \| ragging \| railing \| raillery \| rallying \| raspberry \| razz \| razzing \| rhonchus \| ridicule \| ridiculing \| roasting \| rumble \| scoffing \| scratching \| shredding \| shush \| shushing \| sibilance \| sibilant \| sibilation \| siffle \| sigmatism \| siss \| sissing \| sizz \| sizzle \| sizzling \| smart \| smart-aleckiness \| smart-alecky \| smart-ass \| smartness \| smirking \| sneering \| sneeze \| sneezing \| snickering \| sniff \| sniffing \| sniffle \| sniffling \| sniggering \| snore \| snoring \| snort \| snorting \| snuff \| snuffle \| snuffling \| spit \| splutter \| sputter \| squash \| squeals \| squelch \| squish \| static \| sternutation \| stertor \| swish \| taunting \| teasing \| the bird \| twitting \| wheeze \| wheezing \| wheezy \| whish \| whistle \| whistles \| whistling \| white noise \| whiz \| whoosh \| woomping \| wow \| wowwows \| zip See Also \| noise Hissing In Webster's Dictionary \Hiss"ing\, n. 1. The act of emitting a hiss or hisses. 2. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision. [Archaic] I will make this city desolate, and a hissing. --Jer. xix. 8.

Hissing Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Hissing?

[n] a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
[adj] like a sustained `s'; "`hissing' is the sound a snake makes"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Hissing: hiss | noisy | sibilation

See Also | noise

Hissing In Webster's Dictionary

\Hiss"ing\, n.
1. The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.

2. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and
   derision. [Archaic]

         I will make this city desolate, and a hissing.
                                               --Jer. xix. 8.

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