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Definition of Hissing

Hissing
Hiss Hiss v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hissed; p. pr. & vb. n. Hissing.] [AS. hysian; prob. of imitative origin?; cf. LG. hissen, OD. hisschen.] 1. To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval. The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee. --Ezek. xxvii. 36. 2. To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew. Shod with steel, We hissed along the polished ice. --Wordsworth.
Hissing
Hissing Hiss"ing, n. 1. The act of emitting a hiss or hisses. 2. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision. [Archaic] I will make this city desolate, and a hissing. --Jer. xix. 8.

Meaning of Hissing from wikipedia

- Look up hiss or hissing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Hiss or Hissing may refer to: Hiss (electromagnetic), a wave generated in the plasma of the...
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- Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was an American government official accused in 1948 of having spied for the Soviet Union in the 1930s...
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- King Hiss (spelled King Hsss in the 2002 version, and sometimes King Hsssss) is a fictional supervillain, and the ruthless king of the Snake Men in Mattel...
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- Bundle of Hiss was an American grunge band formed in 1980 in Stanwood, Washington by ****ure Tad member Kurt Danielson, guitarist Jeff Hopper, vocalist...
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