hiss

(hĭs)
n.

1. A sharp sibilant sound similar to a sustained s.
2. An expression of disapproval, contempt, or dissatisfaction conveyed by use of this sound.

v., hissed, hiss·ing, hiss·es.

v.intr.
To make a hiss: The audience booed and hissed. The teakettle hissed on the stove.

v.tr.

1. To utter with a hiss:
2. To express (a negative view or reaction) by uttering a hiss: The audience hissed its displeasure.

[Middle English hissen, to hiss, of imitative origin.]

hisser hiss'er n.

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noun

Any of various derisive sounds of disapproval: boo, catcall, hoot. Slang bird, Bronx cheer, raspberry, razz. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

verb

To make a sharp sibilant sound: fizz, fizzle, sibilate, sizzle, swish, whiz, whoosh. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

v, n

Definition: jeer
Antonyms: cheer

IN BRIEF: To make a sound similar to steam escaping under pressure.

A cat will often hiss to warn off other cats.

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For a list of words related to hiss, see:

• Speech Sounds and Noises - hiss: speak, esp. expressing disapproval, with prolonged “s” sound, like a snake
• Actual Sounds
• Disapproval, Disrespect, and Denial - hiss: sibilant sound made as expression of disapproval

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - hvæse, hvisle
v. tr. - hvæse, hysse ad, pibe ad
n. - hvæsen, hvislen, støj

Nederlands (Dutch)
sissen, uitfluiten, uitjouwen, sissend geluid, sisklank

Français (French)
v. intr. - siffler, cracher (en parlant d'un animal), chuinter (un ruisseau), siffler/chuinter (du gaz), grésiller (une cassette)
v. tr. - (gén) siffler
n. - sifflement, chuintement, grésillement

Deutsch (German)
v. - zischen, fauchen, auspfeifen
n. - Zischen, Fauchen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συρίζω, σφυρίζω, (μτφ.) αποδοκιμάζω, λέω μέσα από τα δόντια
n. - συριγμός, σφύριγμα, (μτφ.) (σφύριγμα που δείχνει) αποδοκιμασία

Italiano (Italian)
sibilare, sibilo, fischio

Português (Portuguese)
v. - assobiar, desaprovar por assobio
n. - assobio (m), silvo (m) (da serpente)

Русский (Russian)
шипение, свист, шипящий звук, шипеть, свистеть, освистывать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - silbar, sisear, abuchear
v. tr. - silbar, sisear, abuchear, expresar desaprobación silbando o abucheando
n. - siseo, silbido, letra sibilante

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - väsa, vissla, brusa
n. - väsning, vissla åt (ut), brus

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
发出嘶嘶声, 发出嘘声, 发嘶嘶声表示, 嘘声, 嘶嘶声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 發出嘶嘶聲, 發出噓聲
v. tr. - 發嘶嘶聲表示
n. - 噓聲, 嘶嘶聲

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 쉿하는 소리를 내다, 쉿 하다
v. tr. - 쉿 하고 꾸짖다, ~을 쉿쉿하는 소리를 내며 말하다
n. - 쉿 하는 소리

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - シューという音を出す, シーッと言う, シーッと言って表す
n. - シューという音

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يهسهس أو يهس, يطلق صوتا شبيها بصوت فحيح الأفعى كتعبير عن الاستهجان أو الازدراء, يستهجن بالهسهه (الاسم) هسهسه, هسيس‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮שרק, שרק בוז, נשף‬
v. tr. - ‮לחש‬
n. - ‮שריקה, לחישה, הפרעה (בתדרי רדיו וכו'), קול תסיסה‬

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