hiss

Word Type

v. i.

hiss Meaning Definition

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.

Synonyms for hiss

Bronx cheer,aphonia,artificial voice,assibilate,assibilation,bark,bawl,bellow,bird,blare,blat,blubber,boil,boil over,boo,booing,boom,bray,breathe,broken speech,broken tones,broken voice,bubble,bubble over,bubble up,burble,buzz,cackle,catcall,chant,childish treble,chirp,choked voice,coo,cracked voice,croak,crow,decry,deride,disparage,drawl,dysarthria,dyslalia,dyslogia,dysphasia,dysphonia,dysphrasia,effervesce,effervescence,effervescing,exclaim,falsetto,ferment,fizz,fizzle,fizzling,flute,frication,frictional rustling,gasp,give the bird,give the raspberry,gnarl,growl,grumble,grunt,guggle,gurgle,harshness,hawking voice,hissing,hoarseness,hoot,hush,hushing,idioglossia,idiolalia,impairment of speech,jeer,keen,lilt,lisp,lisping,loss of voice,mock,mumble,murmur,mutter,muzzy speech,nasal tone,nasalization,pant,pipe,plop,pooh,pooh-pooh,quaver,raspberry,razz,rhonchus,roar,rumble,scream,screech,seethe,shake,shriek,shush,shushing,sibilance,sibilate,sibilation,siffle,sigh,sigmatism,simmer,sing,siss,sissing,sizz,sizzle,sizzling,snap,snarl,sneeze,sneezing,sniff,sniffle,snore,snort,snuff,snuffle,sob,sparkle,speech defect,speech impediment,spit,splutter,sputter,squall,squash,squawk,squeal,squelch,squish,sternutation,stertor,swish,taunt,the bird,thunder,tremor,trumpet,twang,wail,warble,wheeze,whine,whish,whisper,whistle,whistle at,whistling,white noise,whiz,whoosh,work,yap,yawp,yell,yelp,zip

Synonym Search Links for hiss

Bronx cheeraphoniaartificial voiceassibilateassibilationbarkbawlbellowbirdblareblatblubberboilboil overboobooingboombraybreathebroken speechbroken tonesbroken voicebubblebubble overbubble upburblebuzzcacklecatcallchantchildish treblechirpchoked voicecoocracked voicecroakcrowdecryderidedisparagedrawldysarthriadyslaliadyslogiadysphasiadysphoniadysphrasiaeffervesceeffervescenceeffervescingexclaimfalsettofermentfizzfizzlefizzlingflutefricationfrictional rustlinggaspgive the birdgive the raspberrygnarlgrowlgrumblegruntgugglegurgleharshnesshawking voicehissinghoarsenesshoothushhushingidioglossiaidiolaliaimpairment of speechjeerkeenliltlisplispingloss of voicemockmumblemurmurmuttermuzzy speechnasal tonenasalizationpantpipeploppoohpooh-poohquaverraspberryrazzrhonchusroarrumblescreamscreechseetheshakeshriekshushshushingsibilancesibilatesibilationsifflesighsigmatismsimmersingsisssissingsizzsizzlesizzlingsnapsnarlsneezesneezingsniffsnifflesnoresnortsnuffsnufflesobsparklespeech defectspeech impedimentspitspluttersputtersquallsquashsquawksquealsquelchsquishsternutationstertorswishtauntthe birdthundertremortrumpettwangwailwarblewheezewhinewhishwhisperwhistlewhistle atwhistlingwhite noisewhizwhooshworkyapyawpyellyelpzip