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

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