1 [V] ~ (at sb/sth) to make a sound like a long 's':
The steam escaped with a loud hissing noise. * The snake lifted its head and hissed.
2 to make a sound like a long 's' to show disapproval of sb/sth, especially an actor or a speaker:
[VN] He was booed and hissed off the stage. [also V]
3 ~ (at sb) to say sth in a quiet angry voice:
[V] He hissed at them to be quiet. * [Vspeech] 'Leave me alone!' she hissed.
noun a sound like a long 's'; this sound used to show disapproval of sb:
the hiss of the air brakes * the snake's hiss * The performance was met with boos and hisses.
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for hiss is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is hiss a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, hiss is tagged as verb.
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