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Whiz :: Whiz (n.) A hissing and humming sound.

Simmer :: Simmer (v. i.) To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil..

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..

S :: S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it

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..

Hissing :: Hissing (n.) The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.

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..

Hissingly :: Hissingly (adv.) With a hissing sound.

Hiss :: Hiss (v. t.) To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.

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..

Damn :: Damn (v. t.) To condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc..

Sibilant :: Sibilant (a.) Making a hissing sound; uttered with a hissing sound; hissing; as, s, z, sh, and zh, are sibilant elementary sounds..

Sibilation :: Sibilation (n.) Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss..

Siss :: Siss (v. i.) To make a hissing sound; as, a flatiron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger..

Fizzle :: Fizzle (v. i.) To make a hissing sound.

Siss :: Siss (n.) A hissing noise.

Hiss :: Hiss (n.) The note of a goose when irritated.

Hiss :: Hiss (v. t.) To utter with a hissing sound.

Fizz :: Fizz (n.) A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly..

Hiss :: Hiss (n.) Any sound resembling that above describe.

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