HISS (2)

hiss (2). Hiss, n. a noise, noise made by a serpent, censure

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Hiss, v. t. 1. 1. To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as he pleased and displeased them. Shak. Malcolm. What is the newest grief? Ros. That of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker. Shak. 2. 2. To utter with a hissing sound.
The long-necked geese of the world that are ever hissing dispraise. Tennyson.