Definition of hiss

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Hiss (v. i.) To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew..

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Sizzle :: Sizzle (v. i.) To make a hissing sound; to fry, or to dry and shrivel up, with a hissing sound..
Siss :: Siss (v. i.) To make a hissing sound; as, a flatiron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger..
Hissingly :: Hissingly (adv.) With a hissing sound.
Whiz :: Whiz (n.) A hissing and humming sound.
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) The noise made by steam escaping through a narrow orifice, or by water falling on a hot stove..
S :: S () the nineteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a consonant, and is often called a sibilant, in allusion to its hissing sound. It has two principal sounds; one a mere hissing, as in sack, this; the other a vocal hissing (the same as that of z), as in is, wise. Besides these it sometimes has the sounds of sh and zh, as in sure, measure. It generally has its hissing sound at the beginning of words, but in the middle and at the end of words its sound is determined by usage. In a few words it
Hissing :: Hissing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of His.
Hizz :: Hizz (v. i.) To hiss.
Siss :: Siss (n.) A hissing noise.
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) 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 :: Hiss (v. t.) To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.
Fizgig :: Fizgig (n.) A firework, made of damp powder, which makes a fizzing or hissing noise when it explodes..
Simmer :: Simmer (v. i.) To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil..
Hissing :: Hissing (n.) The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.
Damn :: Damn (v. t.) To condemn as bad or displeasing, by open expression, as by denuciation, hissing, hooting, etc..
Sizzle :: Sizzle (n.) A hissing sound, as of something frying over a fire..
Hissed :: Hissed (imp. & p. p.) of His.
Hiss :: Hiss (n.) The noise made by a serpent.
Sibilatory :: Sibilatory (a.) Hissing; sibilant.
Sibilation :: Sibilation (n.) Utterance with a hissing sound; also, the sound itself; a hiss..
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