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Hiss

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Noun

1. fizzle, hiss, hissing, hushing, sibilation

a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

Example Sentences:
'the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience'

2. bird, boo, bronx cheer, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing, snort

a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

Verb

3. hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz

make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

4. hiss, whoosh

move with a whooshing sound

5. hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz

express or utter with a hiss

6. boo, hiss

show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hiss

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noun
1. 
a voiceless fricative sound like that of a prolonged s
2. 
such a sound uttered as an exclamation of derision, contempt, etc, esp by an audience or crowd
3. electronics
receiver noise with a continuous spectrum, caused by thermal agitation, shot noise, etc
exclamation
4. 
an exclamation of derision or disapproval
verb
5. (intransitive)
to produce or utter a hiss
6. (transitive)
to express with a hiss, usually to indicate derision or anger
7. (transitive)
to show derision or anger towards (a speaker, performer, etc) by hissing
noun
Alger. 1904–96, US government official: imprisoned (1950–54) for perjury in connection with alleged espionage activities

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Hiss

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ˈAlger (ˈældʒər ) ; alˈjər) 1904-96; U.S. public official: accused of espionage and convicted of perjury
verb intransitive
1. 
to make a sound like that of a prolonged s, as of a goose or snake when provoked or alarmed, or of escaping steam, air, etc.
2. 
to show dislike or disapproval of by hissing
verb transitive
3. 
to say or indicate by hissing
4. 
to show dislike or disapproval of by hissing
5. 
to force or drive by hissing
to hiss a performer off the stage
noun
6. 
the act or sound of hissing

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Hiss

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n.
1. A sharp sibilant sound similar to a sustained s.
2. An expression of disapproval, contempt, or dissatisfaction conveyed by use of this sound.
v. hissed, hiss·ing, hiss·es
v.intr.
To make a hiss: The audience booed and hissed. The teakettle hissed on the stove.
v.tr.
1. To utter with a hiss.
2. To express (a negative view or reaction) by uttering a hiss: The audience hissed its displeasure.
American public official. Accused of espionage at the height of the Communist scare, he was convicted of perjury (1950) in a controversial case.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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