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Definition of hiss noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

hiss

noun
 
/hɪs/
 
/hɪs/
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  1. a sound like a long ‘s’; this sound used to show disapproval of somebody
    • The hiss of air brakes announced the arrival of the tour bus.
    • the snake’s hiss
    • The performance was met with boos and hisses.
    Extra Examples
    • She let out a hiss of pain.
    • The snake gave a hiss.
    • There was a low hiss on the tape.
    • We could hear the faint hiss of escaping gas.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • loud
    • sharp
    • faint
    • …
    verb + hiss
    • give
    • let out
    • hear
    • …
    preposition
    • with a hiss
    • hiss of
    phrases
    • boos and hisses
    • a hiss of air
    • a hiss of pain
    • …
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    Word Originlate Middle English (as a verb): imitative.
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