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Verb: hiss  his
  1. Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
    "The audience hissed at the poor performance";
    - siss [US, informal], sizz [US, informal], sibilate
     
  2. Express or utter with a hiss
    "He hissed his disapproval";
    - sizz [US, informal], siss [US, informal], sibilate
     
  3. Show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
    "The crowd hissed the unpopular politician off the stage";
    - boo
     
  4. Move with a whooshing sound
    "The rocket hissed as it took off";
    - whoosh
Noun: hiss  his
  1. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
    "The audience responded with hisses when the villain appeared";
    - boo, hoot, Bronx cheer [N. Amer], raspberry [informal], razzing [N. Amer, informal], razz [N. Amer, informal], snort
     
  2. A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
    "the performers could not be heard over the hiss of the audience";
    - hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation

Derived forms: hissed, hisses, hissing

Type of: call, condemn, cry, emit, go, let loose, let out, locomote, mouth, move, noise, outcry, shout, speak, talk, travel, utter, verbalise [Brit], verbalize, vociferation, yell

Encyclopedia: Hiss