Topic: COLOURS AND SOUNDS
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| Date: | 1300-1400 |
| Origin: | From the sound |
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hiss
1 [intransitive and transitive] to say something in a loud whisper : 'Get out!' she hissed furiously.
'Get out!' she hissed furiously.2 [intransitive]C to make a noise which sounds like 'ssss' : The cat backed away, hissing. Snakes only hiss when they are afraid.
[intransitive]CThe cat backed away, hissing.Snakes only hiss when they are afraid.3 [intransitive and transitive] if a crowd hisses a speaker, they interrupt them with angry sounds to show that they do not like them : He was booed and hissed during a stormy meeting.
He was booed and hissed during a stormy meeting. —hiss noun [countable] She heard a faint hiss as the metal struck the water.
She heard a faint hiss as the metal struck the water.