hissing

adj, noun — 2 senses

hissing

adj

/ˈhɪsɪŋ/

1

that produces or is accompanied with a hiss

At all times when kissing and such like things are begun, the woman should give a reply with a hissing sound.1883, Richard F[rancis] Burton, transl. and editor, Karma Sutra:

hissing

noun

1

The sound of a hiss.

The hissings and screamings of the vulgar against him as he moved forward on his stedfast course he heeded less than those of geese on a common.1875, John Lothrop Motley, The Life and Death of John of Barneveld Advocate of Holland:

Derived terms: hissing adder, hissing hot

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