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Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss.

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  1. n. Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss.
  2. n. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
  3. n. pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound
  4. Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss. He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. Tennyson.
  5. Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss.He, with a long, low sibilation, stared. Tennyson.
  6. n. pronunciation with a sibilant (hissing or whistling) sound