hissing

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈhɪsɪŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɪsɪŋ

Verb

hissing

  1. present participle of hiss

Noun

hissing (plural hissings)

  1. The sound of a hiss.
    • 1875, John Lothrop Motley, The Life and Death of John of Barneveld Advocate of Holland
      The hissings and screamings of the vulgar against him as he moved forward on his stedfast course he heeded less than those of geese on a common.
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