hiss

hiss
n
1. hissing, sibilation, sibilance, buzz, fizzle, whiz, whistle, wheeze, whisper.
2. derision, mockery, outcry, clamor, hue and cry; catcall, jeer, hoot, Sl. razz, Sl. raspberry, Sl.Bronx cheer; mock, taunt, scoff, fleer, sneer, flout, twit, fling, gibe, Inf. zip.
v
3. sibilate, rasp, whiz, wheeze, whistle, whiffle; fizz, fizzle, sizzle; disdain, cry down, express disa-proval, laugh to scorn, hiss off the stage or platform; catcall, boo, hoot, fleer, scoff, snort, point the finger of scorn at, point at, Sl. razz, Sl. give the raspberry or Bronx cheer; flout, ridicule, jeer, gibe, twit, taunt, mock, revile, cock a snook at.

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