'Hiss' definitions:

Definition of 'hiss'

From: WordNet
noun
A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" [syn: hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation]
noun
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird]
verb
Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval [syn: hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate]
verb
Move with a whooshing sound [syn: hiss, whoosh]
verb
Express or utter with a hiss [syn: hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate]
verb
Show displeasure, as after a performance or speech [syn: boo, hiss] [ant: acclaim, applaud, clap, spat]

Definition of 'Hiss'

From: GCIDE
  • Hiss \Hiss\, n.
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • "Hiss" implies audible friction of breath consonants. --H. Sweet. [1913 Webster]
  • A dismal, universal hiss, the sound Of public scorn. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Any sound resembling that above described; as: (a) The noise made by a serpent. [1913 Webster]
  • But hiss for hiss returned with forked tongue. --Milton. (b) The note of a goose when irritated. (c) The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hiss'

From: GCIDE
  • Hiss \Hiss\ (h[i^]s). v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hissed (h[i^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. Hissing.] [AS. hysian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hissen, OD. hisschen.]
  • 1. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee. --Ezek. xxvii. 36. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew. [1913 Webster]
  • Shod with steel, We hissed along the polished ice. --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hiss'

From: GCIDE
  • Hiss \Hiss\, v. t.
  • 1. To condemn or express contempt for by hissing. [1913 Webster]
  • If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as he pleased and displeased them. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Malcolm. What is the newest grief? Ros. That of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To utter with a hissing sound. [1913 Webster]
  • The long-necked geese of the world that are ever hissing dispraise. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Hiss'

From: Easton
  • Hiss to express contempt (Job 27:23). The destruction of the temple is thus spoken of (1 Kings 9:8). Zechariah (10:8) speaks of the Lord gathering the house of Judah as it were with a hiss: "I will hiss for them." This expression may be "derived from the noise made to attract bees in hiving, or from the sound naturally made to attract a person's attention."

Synonyms of 'hiss'

From: Moby Thesaurus

Words containing 'Hiss'