Definitions for hissing

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hissing hiss·ing

Spelling: [his-ing]

IPA: /ˈhɪs ɪŋ/

Hissing is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 63 anagrams from letters in hissing (ghiinss).

Definitions for hissing

noun

1. the act of emitting a hiss.
2. the sound of a hiss.
3. Archaic. an occasion or object of scorn.
4. a hissing sound, especially one made in disapproval.

verb (used with object)

1. to express disapproval of by hissing:
2. to silence or drive away by hissing (usually followed by away, down, etc.):
3. to utter with a hiss.

verb (used without object)

1. to make or emit a sharp sound like that of the letter s prolonged, as a snake does, or as steam does when forced under pressure through a small opening.
2. to express disapproval or contempt by making this sound:

Origin of hissing

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at hiss, -ing¹

Examples for hissing

There was a hissing yet guttural sound, human in quality, yet horrible to her ears.

Her hissing and sucking might have been a living gasp for breath.

Then he flew up from the book with a hissing sound, like a radiant streak.

CLAIRE: (hissing) Have you ever considered, even for a second, that what I do matters too?

His voice, as he leaned toward us, was no more than a hissing whisper.

He paced the chamber like a beast in a cage, hissing out the words in his anger.

And suddenly in her voice there was a sharp, hissing catch, and she stopped short.

They make all kinds of calls and noises as we pass: slurps, hissing, barking, and even machine-gun sounds.

In a moment the door was closed behind him, air was hissing into the lock again.

Mrs. Merton had undertaken the duties that appertain to the "hissing urn."