| Front | hiss |
|---|---|
| Back | hiss /hɪs/ verb 1[intransitive and transitive] to say something in a loud whisper: ‘Get out!’ she hissed furiously. hiss at She hissed at me to be quiet. 2 [intransitive] to make a noise which sounds like ‘ssss’: The 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 → boo: He was booed and hissed during a stormy meeting. —hiss noun [countable]: She heard a faint hiss as the metal struck the water. THESAURUS made by air or gas hiss a continuous high sound when air or gas comes out of something: There was a hiss of steam from the coffee machine. | Workers reported hearing a loud hiss moments before the explosion. |
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