hissing

Plural: hissings

Noun

• A sibilant sound; also, an object of scorn.
• a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
  • "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
• The sound of a hiss.

Verb

• make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
• move with a whooshing sound
• express or utter with a hiss
• show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
• present participle and gerund of hiss

Adj

• that produces or is accompanied with a hiss

Examples

• The hissing from the crowd made it clear his obscure word choice was unpopular.

Synonyms

boo, fizzle, hiss, hushing, sibilate, sibilation, siss, sizz, whoosh

Antonyms

applaud

Anagrams of hissing