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单词 hisses
释义

hiss

verb

ˈhis How to pronounce hiss (audio)
hissed; hissing; hisses

intransitive verb

: to make a sharp sibilant sound
the crowd hissed in disapproval
hissing steam

transitive verb

1
: to express disapproval of by hissing
hissed the performers off the stage
2
: to utter or whisper angrily or threateningly and with a hiss
hiss noun
hisser noun

Synonyms

  • fizz
  • fizzle
  • sizzle
  • swish
  • whish
  • whiz
  • whizz
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Example Sentences

The radiator hissed as it let off steam. The audience hissed him off the stage. “Leave me alone!” he hissed.
Recent Examples on the Web The two share similar tan and brown colorings, and gopher snakes will often hiss or vibrate their tails when threatened, according to the wildlife division. Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 June 2022 Fat king oyster mushrooms are trimmed, then painted with olive oil before being sent screaming into a hot skillet to brown and hiss off their moisture. Los Angeles Times, 18 Nov. 2021 Lacy and Daddario have the toughest roles, and White and the actors do an impressive job of not giving us easy cues about when to hiss at Shane’s selfishness, or root for Rachel’s yearning to be independent. oregonlive, 7 July 2021 Sensing the commotion and chaos, Aries began to hiss and growl. Brett Steenbarger, Forbes, 20 May 2021 But imagine trying to plead your case before a judge while your phone cuts in and out, your kids wail in the background, or library patrons hiss shhhh. Eric Scigliano, The Atlantic, 13 Apr. 2021 Cordova-Rojas, who previously volunteered at the New York City Wild Bird Fund for five years, said swans are normally territorial and can hiss at or try to flee from people when threatened. Alec Snyder, CNN, 12 Nov. 2020 When threatened, these wide-eyed critters will hiss and clasp their paws atop their heads, undulate like snakes, and suck up a mouthful of venom from glands in their armpits. Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Feb. 2020 One painful memory of mine from the summer of 2018—of an encounter with a rabid harasser who hissed threatening insults at me at the San Francisco Airport—has returned to haunt me. Jiwei Xiao, The New York Review of Books, 6 Apr. 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, of imitative origin

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense

Kids Definition

hiss 1 of 2

verb

ˈhis How to pronounce hiss (audio)
hissed; hissing
1
: to make a sound like a long \\s\\
The creature hissed and hot flame shot from its mouth. Mary Pope Osborne, Christmas in Camelot
2
: to show dislike or disapproval by hissing
3
: to say (something) in a loud or angry whisper
"Keep your voice down!" he hissed.

hiss

2 of 2

noun

: a sound like a long \\s\\ sometimes used as a sign of dislike or disapproval
the hiss of steam
The hiss from the audience became louder.

hisses 1 of 2

noun

plural of hiss
1
as in whistles
a sound similar to the speech sound \\s\\ stretched out the hiss of air escaping from a balloon

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • whistles
  • sizzles
  • fizzes
  • zips
  • whooshes
  • swishes
  • swooshes
  • whishes
  • wheezes
  • whizzes
  • sibilants
  • sibilances
2
as in snorts
a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval there was a chorus of boos and hisses from the fans when the umpire called the runner out

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • snorts
  • sneers
  • smirks
  • boos
  • jeers
  • catcalls
  • snickers
  • hoots
  • taunts
  • razzes
  • whistles
  • raspberries
  • sniggers
  • birds
  • jibes
  • gibes
  • Bronx cheers
  • put-downs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • cheers
  • applauses

hisses

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hiss
as in bubbles
to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \\s\\ the frightened kitten hissed at us when we tried to pick it up

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • whistles
  • bubbles
  • fizzes
  • swishes
  • fizzles
  • wheezes
  • sizzles
  • whooshes
  • hums
  • whizzes
  • buzzes
  • effervesces
  • swooshes
  • zips
  • whishes
  • drones
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