Definition of hiss

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Hiss (v. i.) To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval..

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Damn :: Damn (v. t.) To condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc..
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) The noise made by a serpent.
Fizz :: Fizz (n.) A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly..
Hissing :: Hissing (n.) The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.
Piping :: Piping (v.) Simmering; boiling; sizzling; hissing; -- from the sound of boiling fluids.
Fizgig :: Fizgig (n.) A firework, made of damp powder, which makes a fizzing or hissing noise when it explodes..
Onomatopoeia :: Onomatopoeia (n.) The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire..
Hissing :: Hissing (n.) The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.
Sibilate :: Sibilate (v. t. & i.) To pronounce with a hissing sound, like that of the letter s; to mark with a character indicating such pronunciation..
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt..
Sibilous :: Sibilous (a.) Having a hissing sound; hissing; sibilant.
Sizzle :: Sizzle (n.) A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire..
Fizz :: Fizz (v. i.) To make a hissing sound, as a burning fuse..
Sibilation :: Sibilation (n.) Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss..
Hiss :: Hiss (v. t.) To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.
Hissing :: Hissing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of His.
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) The note of a goose when irritated.
Hiss :: Hiss (v. i.) To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew..
Fizzle :: Fizzle (v. i.) To make a hissing sound.
Simmer :: Simmer (v. i.) To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil..
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