Definition of hiss

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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..

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Effervesce :: Effervesce (v. i.) To be in a state of natural ebullition; to bubble and hiss, as fermenting liquors, or any fluid, when some part escapes in a gaseous form..
Hissing :: Hissing (n.) The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) The noise made by a serpent.
Piping :: Piping (v.) Simmering; boiling; sizzling; hissing; -- from the sound of boiling fluids.
Sifflement :: Sifflement (n.) The act of whistling or hissing; a whistling sound; sibilation.
Sibilatory :: Sibilatory (a.) Hissing; sibilant.
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) Any sound resembling that above describe.
Basilisk :: Basilisk (n.) A fabulous serpent, or dragon. The ancients alleged that its hissing would drive away all other serpents, and that its breath, and even its look, was fatal. See Cockatrice..
Hissingly :: Hissingly (adv.) With a hissing sound.
Sizzle :: Sizzle (n.) A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire..
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..
Siss :: Siss (v. i.) To make a hissing sound; as, a flatiron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger..
Simmer :: Simmer (v. i.) To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil..
Hiss :: 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..
Whiz :: Whiz (n.) A hissing and humming sound.
Fizgig :: Fizgig (n.) A firework, made of damp powder, which makes a fizzing or hissing noise when it explodes..
Whiz :: Whiz (v. i.) To make a humming or hissing sound, like an arrow or ball flying through the air; to fly or move swiftly with a sharp hissing or whistling sound..
Hissing :: Hissing (n.) The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.
Siss :: Siss (n.) A hissing noise.
Hizz :: Hizz (v. i.) To hiss.
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