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All hiss synonyms

hiss
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verb hiss

  • ridicule β€” speech or action intended to cause contemptuous laughter at a person or thing; derision.
  • spit β€” to eject saliva from the mouth; expectorate.
  • whisper β€” to speak with soft, hushed sounds, using the breath, lips, etc., but with no vibration of the vocal cords.
  • jeer β€” to speak or shout derisively; scoff or gibe rudely: Don't jeer unless you can do better.
  • hoot β€” to cry out or shout, especially in disapproval or derision.
  • whistle β€” to make a clear musical sound, a series of such sounds, or a high-pitched, warbling sound by the forcible expulsion of the breath through a small opening formed by contracting the lips, or through the teeth, with the aid of the tongue.
  • seethe β€” to surge or foam as if boiling.
  • boo β€” If you boo a speaker or performer, you shout 'boo' or make other loud sounds to indicate that you do not like them, their opinions, or their performance.
  • wheeze β€” to breathe with difficulty and with a whistling sound: Asthma caused him to wheeze.
  • shout down β€” silence by speaking more loudly than
  • whirr β€” to go, fly, revolve, or otherwise move quickly with a humming or buzzing sound: An electric fan whirred softly in the corner.
  • blow β€” When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
  • revile β€” to assail with contemptuous or opprobrious language; address or speak of abusively.
  • sibilate β€” to hiss.
  • disapprove β€” to think (something) wrong or reprehensible; censure or condemn in opinion.
  • deride β€” If you deride someone or something, you say that they are stupid or have no value.
  • decry β€” If someone decries an idea or action, they criticize it strongly.
  • whiz β€” to make a humming, buzzing, or hissing sound, as an object passing swiftly through the air.
  • mock β€” to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
  • rasp β€” to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
  • damn β€” Damn, damn it, and dammit are used by some people to express anger or impatience.
  • catcall β€” Catcalls are loud noises that people make to show that they disapprove of something they are watching or listening to.
  • shrill β€” high-pitched and piercing in sound quality: a shrill cry.
  • condemn β€” If you condemn something, you say that it is very bad and unacceptable.
  • murmur β€” a low, continuous sound, as of a brook, the wind, or trees, or of low, indistinct voices.
  • rustle β€” to make a succession of slight, soft sounds, as of parts rubbing gently one on another, as leaves, silks, or papers.
  • susurrate β€” to make a soft rustling sound; whisper; murmur

noun hiss

  • taunt β€” to reproach in a sarcastic, insulting, or jeering manner; mock.
  • raspberry β€” the fruit of any of several shrubs belonging to the genus Rubus, of the rose family, consisting of small and juicy red, black, or pale yellow drupelets forming a detachable cap about a convex receptacle.
  • bronx cheer β€” A Bronx cheer is a sound that people make by vibrating their lips in order to express disapproval or contempt.
  • buzz β€” If something buzzes or buzzes somewhere, it makes a long continuous sound, like the noise a bee makes when it is flying.
  • contempt β€” If you have contempt for someone or something, you have no respect for them or think that they are unimportant.
  • derision β€” If you treat someone or something with derision, you express contempt for them.
  • sibilance β€” hissing.
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