Definitions for hiss

Definitions for (noun) hiss

Main entry: bird, hoot, hiss, Bronx cheer, boo, snort, raspberry, razz, razzing

Definition: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt


Main entry: hushing, hiss, hissing, sibilation, fizzle

Definition: a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

Usage: the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience


Definitions for (verb) hiss

Main entry: hiss, boo

Definition: show displeasure, as after a performance or speech


Main entry: sibilate, siss, sizz, hiss

Definition: make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval


Main entry: hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate

Definition: express or utter with a hiss


Main entry: whoosh, hiss

Definition: move with a whooshing sound


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