Synonyms of hisses

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noun

plural of hiss

1

as in whistles

a sound similar to the speech sound \s\ stretched out

the hiss of air escaping from a balloon

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whistles
• sizzles
• fizzes
• zips
• whooshes
• swishes
• swooshes
• whishes
• wheezes
• whizzes
• sibilants
• sibilances

2

as in snorts

a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval

there was a chorus of boos and hisses from the fans when the umpire called the runner out

Synonyms & Similar Words

• snorts
• sneers
• smirks
• boos
• jeers
• catcalls
• snickers
• hoots
• taunts
• razzes
• whistles
• raspberries
• sniggers
• birds
• jibes
• gibes
• Bronx cheers
• put-downs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cheers
• applauses

• cheers
• applauses

hisses

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verb

present tense third-person singular of hiss

as in bubbles

to make a sound like that of stretching out the speech sound \s\

the frightened kitten hissed at us when we tried to pick it up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• whistles
• bubbles
• fizzes
• swishes
• fizzles
• wheezes
• sizzles
• whooshes
• hums
• whizzes
• buzzes
• effervesces
• swooshes
• zips
• whishes
• drones