hiss
verb/hɪs/
/hɪs/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they hiss | /hɪs/ /hɪs/ |
| he / she / it hisses | /ˈhɪsɪz/ /ˈhɪsɪz/ |
| past simple hissed | /hɪst/ /hɪst/ |
| past participle hissed | /hɪst/ /hɪst/ |
| -ing form hissing | /ˈhɪsɪŋ/ /ˈhɪsɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] hiss (at somebody/something) to make a sound like a long ‘s’
- The steam escaped with a loud hissing noise.
- The snake lifted its head and hissed.
- The gas lamp hissed gently.
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- [transitive, intransitive] hiss (somebody/something) | hiss (somebody/something + adv./prep.) to make a sound like a long ‘s’ to show disapproval of somebody/something, especially an actor or a speaker
- He was booed and hissed off the stage.
- [intransitive, transitive] to say something in a quiet angry voice
- hiss at somebody He hissed at them to be quiet.
- + speech ‘Leave me alone!’ she hissed.
Extra Examples- ‘Go away!’ he hissed through clenched teeth.
- ‘Don't be stupid!’ she hissed furiously.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- angrily
- furiously
- quietly
- …
- at
- hiss (something) through your teeth
Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): imitative.
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