hiss
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience
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Sense 2 verb
make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
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Sense 3 noun
a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
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Sense 4 verb
move with a whooshing sound
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Sense 5 verb
express or utter with a hiss
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Sense 6 verb
show displeasure, as after a performance or speech
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | boo |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | hiss |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | siss |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | noise |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | boo |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hiss |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | hisser |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | continuant |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | let out |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | twit |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | boo |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hoot |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | snort |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | hiss |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | siss |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cry |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sibilant |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | boo |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | sibilation |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | hiss |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | mouth |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | applaud |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | boo |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | hiss |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | hisser |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | condemn |