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- Dictionaryhiss/hɪs/
verb
- 1. make a sharp sibilant sound as of the letter s: "the escaping gas was hissing" Similar
noun
- 1. a sharp sibilant sound: "the spit and hiss of a cornered cat" Similar
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HISS definition: 1. to make a noise like a long s sound: 2. to say something in a quiet angry way: 3. a sound like…. Learn more.
The meaning of HISS is to make a sharp sibilant sound. How to use hiss in a sentence.
to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening. to express disapproval or contempt by making this sound: The audience hissed when the actor forgot his lines. Synonyms: heckle, razz, boo.
HISS meaning: 1. to make a noise like a long s sound: 2. to say something in a quiet angry way: 3. a sound like…. Learn more.
If people hiss at someone such as a performer or a person making a speech, they express their disapproval or dislike of that person by making long loud 's' sounds. One had to listen hard to catch the words of the President's speech as the delegates booed and hissed.
To hiss is to make a long s sound. Snakes are known to hiss , and sometimes unhappy audience members will hiss instead of booing. The sound you make when you hiss — also called a hiss — sounds just like the word itself.
[transitive, intransitive] hiss (somebody/something) | hiss (somebody/something + adv./prep.) to make a sound like a long ‘s’ to show disapproval of somebody/something, especially an actor or a speaker. He was booed and hissed off the stage.
