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hiss

/ hiss /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
"the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
Type of:
noise
Derived:
siss sizz sibilate boo
verb Sense 2
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
Type of:
utter emit let out
Derived:
hissing sibilation boo hoot Bronx cheer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 3
express or utter with a hiss
Type of:
talk speak utter
Derived:
sibilation assibilation sibilant sibilant consonant hissing
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Something ----s somebody
verb Sense 4
move with a whooshing sound
Type of:
travel go move
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 5
show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
Opposites:
applaud clap spat acclaim
Type of:
condemn
Derived:
hissing sibilation boo hoot Bronx cheer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 6
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
Type of:
cry outcry call
Derived:
snort tease razz rag cod
Semantic Complexity
61%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
42
Times Searched
3
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noise utter emit let out talk speak travel go move condemn applaud clap