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Webster 1913 Edition
Hiss
Hiss
(hĭs)
. Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Hissed
(hĭst)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Hissing
.] [AS.
hysian
; prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hissen
, OD. hisschen
.] 1.
To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval.
The merchants among the people shall
hiss
at thee. Ezek. xxvii. 36.
2.
To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound;
as, the arrow
. hissed
as it flewShod with steel,
We
We
hissed
along the polished ice. Wordsworth.
Hiss
,Verb.
T.
1.
To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and
hiss
him, according as he pleased and displeased them. Shakespeare
Malcolm. What is the newest grief?
Ros. That of an hour’s age doth
Ros. That of an hour’s age doth
hiss
the speaker. Shakespeare
2.
To utter with a hissing sound.
The long-necked geese of the world that are ever
hissing
dispraise. Tennyson.
Hiss
,Noun.
1.
A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt.
“
Hiss
” implies audible friction of breath consonants. H. Sweet.
A dismal, universal
Of public scorn.
hiss
, the soundOf public scorn.
Milton.
2.
Any sound resembling that above described
; as: (a)
The noise made by a serpent.
(b)
The note of a goose when irritated.
(c)
The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove.
Webster 1828 Edition
Hiss
HISS
,Verb.
I.
1.
To make a sound by driving the breath between the tongue and the upper teeth; to give a strong aspiration, resembling the noise made by a serpent and some other animals, or that of water thrown on hot iron. Hissing is an expression of contempt. The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee. Ezek. 27.
2.
To express contempt or disapprobation by hissing.3.
To whiz, as an arrow or other thing in rapid flight.HISS
,Verb.
T.
1.
To procure hisses or disgrace. --That of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker.
HISS
,Noun.
He hiss for hiss returned.
1.
An expression of contempt or disapprobation, used in places of public exhibition.Definition 2024
hiss
hiss
English
Noun
hiss (plural hisses)
- A high-pitched sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
- An expression of disapproval made to sound like the noise of a snake.
Translations
sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc.
animal expression of disapproval
Verb
hiss (third-person singular simple present hisses, present participle hissing, simple past and past participle hissed)
- (intransitive) To make a hissing sound.
- As I started to poke it, the snake hissed at me.
- The arrow hissed through the air.
- Wordsworth
- Shod with steel, / We hissed along the polished ice.
- 2011 December 14, John Elkington, “John Elkington”, in the Guardian:
- It turns out that the driver of the red Ferrari that caused the crash wasn't, as I first guessed, a youngster, but a 60-year-old. Clearly, he had energy to spare, which was more than could be said about a panel I listened to around the same time as the crash. Indeed, someone hissed in my ear during a First Magazine awards ceremony in London's imposing Marlborough House on 7 December: "What we need is more old white men on the stage."
- (transitive) To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.
- Bible, Ezekiel xxvii. 36
- The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee.
- Shakespeare
- if the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as he pleased and displeased them
- Bible, Ezekiel xxvii. 36
- (transitive) To utter with a hissing sound.
- Tennyson
- the long-necked geese of the world that are ever hissing dispraise
- Tennyson
Translations
to make a hissing sound
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Verb
hiss