Thesaurus: hissing

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1. p. pr. & vb. n. of Hiss
2. n. The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.
3. n. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.
4. n. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
5. 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.
6. j:62/n:38 n a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) v make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval v move with a whooshing sound v express or utter with a hiss v show displeasure, as after a performance or speech