Hissing Hissing

Hissing - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Boo, Booing, Buzz, Chaffing, Derision, Distortion, Effervescence, Effervescent, Feedback, Fizzle, Flippant, Flutter

Hiss may be

  • a phonetic element of a sibilant consonant, or of a lisp
  • a verb close in meaning to whisper
  • a noise characteristic of some snakes, or a different noise made for example by a cat
  • an onomatopeic word for some noises, such as the release of air brakes, or the sound of lawn sprinklers
  • a category of noise, as in tape hiss

See also: The Hissing of Summer Lawns, Alger Hiss

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Example Usage of Hissing
JDProuty: RT @lippy73: Sizzling scarlet / sunset settles into sea / Hissing and sighing #haiku [!]
lippy73: Sizzling scarlet /sunset settles into sea / Hissing and sighing #haiku
samantha_joann: I wish I didnt live in such an old place.. maybe then I wouldn't worry about radiators killing me. The Hissing sound freaks me the fuck out
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