hiss (h ĭs)
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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.]
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