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hiss

 
Noun hiss has 2 senses
  1. hiss, hissing, sibilation - a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
    --1 is a kind of noise
    Derived forms: verb hiss4, verb hiss3, verb hiss1
  2. boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, snort, bird - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
    --2 is a kind of cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
    Derived forms: verb hiss4, verb hiss3, verb hiss1
Verb hiss has 4 senses
  1. hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate - make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
    --1 is one way to utter, emit, let out, let loose
    Derived forms: noun hiss1, noun hiss2, noun hisser1, noun hissing1
    Sample sentences:
    Something ----s
    Somebody ----s
  2. hiss, whoosh - move with a whooshing sound
    --2 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Sample sentences:
    Something is ----ing PP
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate - express or utter with a hiss
    --3 is one way to talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise
    Derived forms: noun hiss1, noun hiss2, noun hissing1
    Sample sentence:
    They hiss that there was a traffic accident
  4. boo, hiss - show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
    --4 is one way to condemn
    Derived forms: noun hiss1, noun hiss2, noun hisser1, noun hissing1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s PP
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