hissing sound
1hissing — n. sss sound, hiss; act of producing a hissing sound hɪs n. sss sound, noise which sounds like escaping steam v. make a hissing sound; express disapproval or derision by making a hissing sound …
2hissing of a snake — sound a snake makes; snake sound as symbolic for something poisonous and malignant …
3Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? — Infobox Album Name = Hissing Fauna, Are You the Destroyer? Type = studio Artist = of Montreal Released = January 23 2007 Recorded = 2006 Genre = Indie pop Indie rock Length = 51:22 (CD) 68:32 (LP) Label = Polyvinyl Producer = Kevin Barnes Reviews …
4Hissing — Hiss Hiss (h[i^]s). v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Hissed} (h[i^]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Hissing}.] [AS. hysian; prob. of imitative origin; cf. LG. hissen, OD. hisschen.] 1. To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the… …
5sound reception — Introduction response of an organism s aural mechanism, the ear, to a specific form of energy change, or sound waves. Sound waves can be transmitted through gases, liquids, or solids, but the hearing function of each species is particularly …
6sound production — ▪ animal in animals, the initiation of sound as a means of information transmission. Sounds are termed vocal when produced in the respiratory system and mechanical when produced by mutual contact of body parts or by contact with some… …
7hissing — /ˈhɪsɪŋ/ (say hising) noun 1. the act of hissing. 2. the sound of a hiss. 3. Obsolete an occasion or object of scorn. {hiss + ing1} …
8hissing — noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) (Freq. 2) the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience • Syn: ↑hiss, ↑hushing, ↑fizzle, ↑sibilation • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …
9hissing — /his ing/, n. 1. the act of emitting a hiss. 2. the sound of a hiss. 3. Archaic. an occasion or object of scorn. [1350 1400; ME; see HISS, ING1] * * * …
10hissing — noun the sound of a hiss …
