Hiss - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |hɪs|  American pronunciation of the word hiss
Brit.  |hɪs|  British pronunciation of the word hiss

noun

- a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) (syn: fizzle, hissing, sibilation)
the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt (syn: bird, boo, hoot, raspberry, razz, snort)

verb

- make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval (syn: sibilate)
- move with a whooshing sound
- express or utter with a hiss (syn: sibilate)
- show displeasure, as after a performance or speech (syn: boo)

Extra examples

The radiator hissed as it let off steam.

The audience hissed him off the stage.

“Leave me alone!” he hissed.

The snake lifted its head and hissed.

The singer's performance was so terrible that the crowd hissed at her.

The wind hissed through the leaves.

'Get out!' she hissed furiously.

She hissed at me to be quiet.

The cat backed away, hissing.

Snakes only hiss when they are afraid.

He was booed and hissed during a stormy meeting.

She heard a faint hiss as the metal struck the water.

She hissed a curse at him.

Buzz and hiss are examples of onomatopoeia.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: hiss
he/she/it: hisses
present participle: hissing
past tense: hissed
past participle: hissed
noun
singular: hiss
plural: hisses
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