2. Verb. (third-person singular of hiss) ¹
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Definition of Hisses
1. hiss [v] - See also: hiss
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hisses
Literary usage of Hisses
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Medical Record by George Frederick Shrady, Thomas Lathrop Stedman (1888)
"Gentlemen : The subject of our dis'course (hisses) today will be variola ...
For local antisepsis I prefer io'do form (hisses) and weak solutions of ..."
2. The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare (1912)
"... almost hisses these words at him, watches the effect, then goes to Tubal at R.
Bassanio turns to Antonio, who is at his L. ..."
3. Maine: A History by Louis Clinton Hatch, Maine Historical Society, American Historical Society (1919)
"The motion was received with cheers and hisses. "Mr. Emery said that in making
that proposition he expressed the unanimous desire of the Portland delegation ..."
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