HISSES
/ˈhɪsɪz/
9
Scrabble
8
WWF
H(4) I(1) S(1) S(1) E(1) S(1)
NWL/TWL ✓ Collins ✓ WWF ✓
Definition
/ˈhɪsɪz/
noun
- A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.
- An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.
verb
- To make a hissing sound.“As I started to poke it, the snake hissed at me.”
- To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing.“The crowd booed and hissed her off the stage.”
- To utter (something) with a hissing sound.
- To move with a hissing sound.“The arrow hissed through the air.”
- To emit or eject (something) with a hissing sound.
Source: Wiktionary
