HISSING as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
    Hypernyms(s) hissing is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)

HISSING as ADJECTIVE

  1. Meaning
    • noisy sound like a sustained `s”
    Usage Example(s)
    • `hissing” is the sound a snake makes
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