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hiss

(h/I/s )

a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)(noun.event)

Example:
The performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience.

Synonym:
fizzle, hissing, hushing, sibilation

source: wordnet30
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt(noun.communication)

Synonym:
bird, boo, bronx cheer, hoot, raspberry, razz, razzing, snort

source: wordnet30
A prolonged sound like that letter s, made by forcing out the breath between the tongue and teeth, esp. as a token of disapprobation or contempt.(noun)

source: webster1913

make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval(verb.communication)

Synonym:
sibilate, siss, sizz

source: wordnet30
move with a whooshing sound(verb.motion)

Synonym:
whoosh

source: wordnet30
express or utter with a hiss(verb.communication)

source: wordnet30
show displeasure, as after a performance or speech(verb.communication)

Synonym:
boo
Antonym:
acclaim, applaud, clap, spat

source: wordnet30
To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval.(verb)

source: webster1913
To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.(verb)

source: webster1913

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