Definition of hiss

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Hiss (n.) The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove..

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Siss :: Siss (n.) A hissing noise.
Piping :: Piping (v.) Simmering; boiling; sizzling; hissing; -- from the sound of boiling fluids.
Hiss :: Hiss (v. t.) To utter with a hissing sound.
Fizz :: Fizz (n.) A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly..
Hizz :: Hizz (v. i.) To hiss.
Hissing :: Hissing (n.) The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.
Hissing :: Hissing (n.) The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.
Hissingly :: Hissingly (adv.) With a hissing sound.
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..
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
Hissing :: Hissing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of His.
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.) The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove..
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) Any sound resembling that above describe.
Sibilatory :: Sibilatory (a.) Hissing; sibilant.
Sizzle :: Sizzle (v. i.) To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound..
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..
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..
Hissed :: Hissed (imp. & p. p.) of His.
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) The noise made by a serpent.
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