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Definition of Hissing
1. Noun. A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval). "The performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
Generic synonyms: Noise
Derivative terms: Hiss, Hiss, Hiss, Hiss, Hiss, Hiss, Sibilate
Definition of Hissing
1. n. The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.
Definition of Hissing
1. Verb. (present participle of hiss) ¹
2. Noun. the sound of a hiss ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hissing
1. an object of scorn [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hissing
Literary usage of Hissing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science Abstracts by Institution of Electrical Engineers (1900)
"The humming sound is heard when the arc is just on the point of hissing or ceasing
to hiss, although it is possible for an arc to jump suddenly from the ..."
2. Walden; Or, Life in the Woods: Or, Life in the Woods by Henry David Thoreau (1893)
"I will not have my eyes put out and my ears spoiled by its smoke and steam and
hissing. Now that the cars are gone by and all the restless world with them, ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"HISS, (hiss) «. ». The voice of a serpent, and of some other animals ; censure ;
ex- pN'ssion of contempt used in theatres, &c. hissing, (his'-smg) ni The ..."
4. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1806)
"Thus the J in tubs, suds, &c. is like z ; but in subserve, subside, subsist, it
is sharp and hissing : and though it is flat in absolve, ..."
5. Electric Arc Phenomena by Ewald Ferdinand Wilhelm Rasch (1913)
"The cause of hissing has been a frequent and favorite theme for discussion ...
hissing will take place when the current J is increased above a certain value ..."
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