Hissing

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A hiss.
  • noun. An occasion of contempt; an object of scorn and derision.
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  • noun. The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.
  • noun. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.
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  • verb. Present participle of hiss.
  • noun. the sound of a hiss
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  • noun. a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
    • Word Usage
    "I read the first 50 pages of each one hoping to drown out the hissing from the O² machine."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    noise  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    dismissing  dissing  kissing  missing  reminiscing  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Bronx cheer  assibilation  banter  bantering  birdies  
    verb-stem
    hiss  
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