| VERB | communication | hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval |
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| motion | hiss, whoosh | move with a whooshing sound | |
| communication | hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate | express or utter with a hiss | |
| communication | hiss, boo | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech | |
| NOUN | event | hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) |
| communication | hiss, boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt / contempt |
| Sounds | hhih's | |
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| Rhymes | abyss ... worthiness: 194 rhymes with ihs... | |
| Meaning | A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval). | |
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| Example | "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience" | |
| Synonyms | hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation | |
| Broader | noise | sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound) |
| Spanish | rechifla, silbido, siseo | |
| Catalan | xiulada, xiuxiueig | |
| Verbs | hiss | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval |
| hiss | express or utter with a hiss | |
| hiss | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech | |
| Meaning | A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt / contempt. | |
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| Synonyms | boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird | |
| Broader | cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation | A loud utterance |
| Spanish | abucheo, pitada | |
| Catalan | esbroncada | |
| Verbs | hiss | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval |
| hiss | express or utter with a hiss | |
| hiss | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech | |
| Meaning | make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | siss, sizz, sibilate | |
| Broader | utter, emit, let out, let loose | Express audibly |
| Spanish | chistar, sisear | |
| Catalan | xitar | |
| Nouns | hiss | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt / contempt |
| hiss, hissing | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) | |
| hisser | someone who communicates disapproval by hissing | |
| Meaning | Move with a whooshing sound. | |
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| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | whoosh | |
| Broader | travel, go, move, locomote | change location |
| Spanish | silbar, sisear | |
| Meaning | Express or utter with a hiss. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s that CLAUSE | |
| Model | They hiss that there was a traffic accident | |
| Synonyms | sizz, siss, sibilate | |
| Broader | talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise | Express in speech |
| Spanish | sisear | |
| Catalan | mussitar, xiuxiuejar | |
| Nouns | hiss | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt / contempt |
| hiss, hissing | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) | |
| Meaning | show displeasure, as after a performance or speech. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonym | boo | |
| Entailed by | explode | Drive from the stage by noisy disapproval |
| Broader | condemn | declare or judge unfit for use or habitation |
| Opposite | applaud, clap, spat, acclaim | clap one's hands or shout after performances to indicate approval |
| Spanish | abuchear | |
| Catalan | esbroncar | |
| Nouns | hiss | a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt / contempt |
| hiss, hissing | a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) | |
| hisser | someone who communicates disapproval by hissing | |
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