hissing

hissing
Synonyms and related words:
Bronx cheer, assibilation, banter, bantering, birdies, blooping, blurping, boo, booing, buzz, catcall, catcalling, chaffing, derision, derisive, derisory, distortion, effervescence, effervescent, effervescing, feedback, fizz, fizzle, fizzling, fleering, flippancy, flippant, flutter, fluttering, fooling, frication, frictional rustling, grinning, hiss, hoot, hooting, howling, hum, hush, hushing, jeering, joshing, kidding, leering, levity, lisp, mockery, mocking, motorboating, panning, quizzical, ragging, railing, raillery, rallying, raspberry, razz, razzing, rhonchus, ridicule, ridiculing, roasting, rumble, scoffing, scratching, shredding, shush, shushing, sibilance, sibilant, sibilation, siffle, sigmatism, siss, sissing, sizz, sizzle, sizzling, smart, smart-aleckiness, smart-alecky, smart-ass, smartness, smirking, sneering, sneeze, sneezing, snickering, sniff, sniffing, sniffle, sniffling, sniggering, snore, snoring, snort, snorting, snuff, snuffle, snuffling, spit, splutter, sputter, squash, squeals, squelch, squish, static, sternutation, stertor, swish, taunting, teasing, the bird, twitting, wheeze, wheezing, wheezy, whish, whistle, whistles, whistling, white noise, whiz, whoosh, woomping, wow, wowwows, zip

Moby Thesaurus. . 1996.

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  • Hissing — Hiss ing, n. 1. The act of emitting a hiss or hisses. [1913 Webster] 2. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] I will make this city desolate, and a hissing. Jer. xix. 8. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hissing — late 14c., hissyng, of imitative origin, but originally also whistling. In both senses expressing opprobrium …   Etymology dictionary

  • hissing — n. sss sound, hiss; act of producing a hissing sound hɪs n. sss sound, noise which sounds like escaping steam v. make a hissing sound; express disapproval or derision by making a hissing sound …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Hissing — Hiss Hiss (h[i^]s). v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hissed} (h[i^]st); 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • hissing — adj. Hissing is used with these nouns: ↑noise …   Collocations dictionary

  • hissing — /ˈhɪsɪŋ/ (say hising) noun 1. the act of hissing. 2. the sound of a hiss. 3. Obsolete an occasion or object of scorn. {hiss + ing1} …  

  • hissing — šnypštimas statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. hissing vok. Zischen, n rus. шипение, n pranc. sifflement, m …   Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas

  • hissing — noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) (Freq. 2) the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience • Syn: ↑hiss, ↑hushing, ↑fizzle, ↑sibilation • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? — Infobox Album Name = Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? Type = studio Artist = of Montreal Released = January 23 2007 Recorded = 2006 Genre = Indie pop Indie rock Length = 51:22 (CD) 68:32 (LP) Label = Polyvinyl Producer = Kevin Barnes Reviews …   Wikipedia

  • Hissing Prigs in Static Couture — Infobox Album | Name = Hissing Prigs in Static Couture Type = Album Artist = Brainiac Released = March 26, 1996 Genre = Indie rock Length = 34:35 Label = Touch Go Records Producer = Eli Janney Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4.5|5… …   Wikipedia

  • hissing adder — noun or hissing snake also hissing viper : hognose snake …   Useful english dictionary

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