hiss
IPA: hˈɪs
noun
- A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.
- An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.
verb
- (intransitive) To make a hissing sound.
- (transitive) To call someone by hissing.
- (transitive, intransitive) To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing.
- (transitive) To utter (something) with a hissing sound.
- (intransitive) To move with a hissing sound.
- (transitive) To emit or eject (something) with a hissing sound.
- (transitive) To whisper, especially angrily or urgently.
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