Hiss
21hiss — I UK [hɪs] / US verb Word forms hiss : present tense I/you/we/they hiss he/she/it hisses present participle hissing past tense hissed past participle hissed * 1) [intransitive/transitive] to say something in a low angry voice Stop that at once!… …
22hiss — [[t]hɪ̱s[/t]] hisses, hissing, hissed 1) VERB To hiss means to make a sound like a long s . [V prep] The tires of Lenny s bike hissed over the wet pavement as he slowed down... My cat hissed when I stepped on its tail... [V ing] Caporelli made a… …
23hiss — hiss1 [ hıs ] verb * 1. ) intransitive to make a long s sound like the sound a snake makes: The tires hissed on the wet road. hiss at: When I tried to pick the cat up it started hissing at me. a ) intransitive or transitive if people in an… …
24hiss — [[t]hɪs[/t]] v. hissed, hiss•ing, n. v.i. 1) to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s when prolonged 2) to express disapproval or contempt by making this sound 3) to express disapproval of by hissing 4) to silence or drive away by… …
25hiss — v. & n. v. 1 intr. (of a person, snake, goose, etc.) make a sharp sibilant sound, esp. as a sign of disapproval or derision (audience booed and hissed; the water hissed on the hotplate). 2 tr. express disapproval of (a person etc.) by hisses. 3… …
26hiss — verb Etymology: Middle English, of imitative origin Date: 14th century intransitive verb to make a sharp sibilant sound < the crowd hissed in disapproval > < hissing steam > transitive verb 1. to express disapproval of by hissing < hiss …
27Hiss — 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… …
28hiss — v. (D; intr.) to hiss at (the crowd hissed at the delay) * * * [hɪs] (D; intr.) to hiss at (the crowd hissed at the delay) …
29hiss — verb 1 (I) to make a noise which sounds like ssss : The snake slowly uncoiled, making a loud hissing noise. 2 (T) to say something in a loud whisper: “Be quiet,” she hissed. 3 (T) to hiss at a performer or speaker that you do not like hiss noun… …
30hiss — /hɪs / (say his) verb (i) 1. to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a goose or a snake does, or as steam does rushing through a small opening. 2. to express disapproval or contempt by making this sound. –verb (t) 3 …
