Defenition of the word hissing

• Defenition of the word hissing

  • a fricative sound uttered as an expression of dislike or contempt; "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
  • like a sustained `s'; "`hissing' is the sound a snake makes"
  • a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
  • noisy sound like a sustained `s''; "`hissing'' is the sound a snake makes"
  • a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

Synonyms for the word hissing

• • boos
  • derision
  • heckling
  • hiss
  • mocking
  • name calling
  • scoffs
  • taunts

Similar words in the hissing

• • hissing
  • noisy

Hypernyms for the word hissing

• • noise

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