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hiss

(hĭs)

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.]

hiss′er n.

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hiss

(hɪs)

1. a voiceless fricative sound like that of a prolonged s

2. such a sound uttered as an exclamation of derision, contempt, etc, esp by an audience or crowd

3. (Electronics) electronics receiver noise with a continuous spectrum, caused by thermal agitation, shot noise, etc

interj

an exclamation of derision or disapproval

4. (intr) to produce or utter a hiss

5. (tr) to express with a hiss, usually to indicate derision or anger

6. (tr) to show derision or anger towards (a speaker, performer, etc) by hissing

[C14: of imitative origin]

ˈhisser n

Hiss

(hɪs)

(Biography) Alger. 1904–96, US government official: imprisoned (1950–54) for perjury in connection with alleged espionage activities

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hiss

(hɪs)

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.

v.t.

3. to express disapproval of by hissing.

4. to silence or drive away by hissing (usu. fol. by away, down, etc.).

5. to utter with a hiss.

6. a hissing sound, esp. one made in disapproval.

[1350–1400; probably imitative]

hiss′er, n.

Hiss

(hɪs)

n.

Alger, 1904–96, U.S. public official, accused of espionage 1948 and imprisoned for perjury 1950–54.

hiss

Past participle: hissed
Gerund: hissing

Imperative
hiss
hiss

Present
I hiss
you hiss
he/she/it hisses
we hiss
you hiss
they hiss

Preterite
I hissed
you hissed
he/she/it hissed
we hissed
you hissed
they hissed

Present Continuous
I am hissing
you are hissing
he/she/it is hissing
we are hissing
you are hissing
they are hissing

Present Perfect
I have hissed
you have hissed
he/she/it has hissed
we have hissed
you have hissed
they have hissed

Past Continuous
I was hissing
you were hissing
he/she/it was hissing
we were hissing
you were hissing
they were hissing

Past Perfect
I had hissed
you had hissed
he/she/it had hissed
we had hissed
you had hissed
they had hissed

Future
I will hiss
you will hiss
he/she/it will hiss
we will hiss
you will hiss
they will hiss

Future Perfect
I will have hissed
you will have hissed
he/she/it will have hissed
we will have hissed
you will have hissed
they will have hissed

Future Continuous
I will be hissing
you will be hissing
he/she/it will be hissing
we will be hissing
you will be hissing
they will be hissing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been hissing
you have been hissing
he/she/it has been hissing
we have been hissing
you have been hissing
they have been hissing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been hissing
you will have been hissing
he/she/it will have been hissing
we will have been hissing
you will have been hissing
they will have been hissing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been hissing
you had been hissing
he/she/it had been hissing
we had been hissing
you had been hissing
they had been hissing

Conditional
I would hiss
you would hiss
he/she/it would hiss
we would hiss
you would hiss
they would hiss

Past Conditional
I would have hissed
you would have hissed
he/she/it would have hissed
we would have hissed
you would have hissed
they would have hissed

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Noun	1.	hiss - a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" fizzle, hissing, hushing, sibilation noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels"
	2.	hiss - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt boo, Bronx cheer, razz, razzing, snort, hoot, raspberry, bird cry, outcry, shout, vociferation, yell, call - a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Verb	1.	hiss - make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval siss, sizz, sibilate let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand"
	2.	hiss - move with a whooshing sound whoosh go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"
	3.	hiss - express or utter with a hiss siss, sizz, sibilate mouth, speak, talk, verbalise, verbalize, utter - express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize"
	4.	hiss - show displeasure, as after a performance or speech boo condemn - declare or judge unfit for use or habitation; "The building was condemned by the inspector"

hiss

verb

1. whistle, wheeze, rasp, whiz, whirr, sibilate The air hissed out of the pipe.

2. jeer, mock, ridicule, deride, decry, revile The delegates booed and hissed him.

noun

1. fizz, buzz, hissing, fizzing, sibilance, sibilation the hiss of a beer bottle opening

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hiss

noun

Any of various derisive sounds of disapproval:

boo, catcall, hoot.

Slang: bird, Bronx cheer, raspberry, razz.

verb

To make a sharp sibilant sound:

fizz, fizzle, sibilate, sizzle, swish, whiz, whoosh.

Translations

صفيريَفِحُّ، يَسْتَقْبِلُ بالصَّفير

syčenísyčetsykot

hvæsehvæsen

Zischen auszischen

sifflement siffler sifflet

pisszegpisszegéssziszeg

hvæshvæsa

fischiare fischio sibilare sibilo

šnypštimas

šņākšanašņākt

hvese hvesing pipe utpiping visle

шип

syčaniesyčať

izžvižgatisikanjesikati

'hıss' etmekıslık çalmakıslıklamaıslıklamaktıslama

嘶嘶作声嘶嘶声

hiss

[hɪs]

A. N → siseo m, silbido m; [of protest] → silbido m, chiflido m (Elec) → silbido m

B. VI → sisear; (in protest) → silbar, chiflar

C. VT → abuchear, silbar
to hiss an actor off the stage → abuchear a un actor (hasta que abandone la escena)

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hiss

[ˈhɪs]

[snake] → siffler; [cat] → cracher; [steam] → siffler; [hot fat] → grésiller
Droplets of fat hissed in the flames → Des gouttelettes de graisse grésillaient dans les flammes.

(in disapproval) [person, audience] → siffler
to hiss at sb/sth → siffler qn/qn

[snake] → sifflement m; [steam] → sifflement; [hot fat] → grésillement
The soft hiss of roasting meat could be heard clearly → Le léger grésillement de la viande qui rôtissait s'entendait distinctement.
The CD banished for ever all the hisses and crackles that had plagued disc recordings until then → Le CD a banni à jamais tous les grésillements et craquements qui étaient jusqu'alors la plaie des enregistrements musicaux.

(disapproving) [person, audience] → sifflets mpl

(menacing) [person] → sifflement
Her voice was a menacing hiss → Sa voix n'était plus qu'un sifflement menaçant.

vt → siffler
"Be quiet!" she hissed → "Tiens-toi tranquille !", siffla-t-elle.hissy fit n (= tantrum) → crise f
to throw a hissy fit → piquer une crise

hiss

vi → zischen; (cat) → fauchen

→ zischen; come here, he hissed → komm her, zischte er

actor, speaker → auszischen

n → Zischen nt; (of cat) → Fauchen nt

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hiss

[hɪs]

1. n (of snake) → sibilo; (of kettle, protest) → fischio; (of cat) → soffio

2. vi (see n) → sibilare, fischiare, soffiare

3. vt (speaker) → fischiare
"get out" she hissed → "sparisci" sibilò

hiss

(his) verb

(of snakes, geese, people etc) to make a sound like that of the letter s (s) , eg to show anger or displeasure. The children hissed (at) the witch when she came on stage; The geese hissed at the dog.

noun

such a sound. The speaker ignored the hisses of the angry crowd.

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Men often applaud an imitation and hiss the real thing.

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Why, simply, to make fun of an old woman--to deride, to hiss, to jeer at an actress they once worshipped, but whose beauty is faded now and whose voice has lost its former richness.

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And then there was an audible hiss, but whether it came from the apparent lunatic's own lips, or was the real hiss of a serpent, might admit of a discussion.

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As I drew near the kraal I heard cries of fear coming through the roaring of the wind and the hiss of the rain.

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Feeling something crack beneath our feet, hearing an appalling hiss through the open trap-door, a hiss like the first sound of a rocket!

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She was rather a favorite with `old Davis', as, of course, he was called, and it's my private belief that he would have broken his word if the indignation of one irrepressible young lady had not found vent in a hiss. That hiss, faint as it was, irritated the irascible gentleman, and sealed the culprit's fate.

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There was a pause in the outcry, and from Hans' mouth came an imitation of a snake's hiss, so perfect that I almost sprung to my feet.

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When he saw me clambering up that spear he let out a hiss that fairly shook the ground, and came charging after me at a terrific rate.

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In this vast theatre of time are seated the friend and the critic; here are claps and shouts, hisses and groans; in short, everything which was ever seen or heard at the Theatre-Royal.

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The fire hissed in the waves; the same instant the ship shot by the bubble the sinking pipe made.

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The coal slipped after her, hissed when she got into the water, and breathed her last.

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Before we knew very well what was coming all the sails we had set had burst; the furled ones were blowing loose, ropes flying, sea hissing - it hissed tremendously - wind howling, and the ship lying on her side, so that half of the crew were swimming and the other half clawing desperately at whatever came to hand, according to the side of the deck each man had been caught on by the catastrophe, either to leeward or to windward.