hissing
verbadjectivenouncommon in dialogue
- //ˈhɪsɪŋ//
that produces or is accompanied with a hiss
verb
- 1
Also a form of hisspresent participle and gerund of hiss
Our solid, shiny chairs, our immense, dingy sofas, our heavy mahogany tables and our cast-iron fenders, often bearing the initials of long-dead railway companies, likewise our plaster walls of chocolate and duck-egg green and our hissing gasoliers have their roots deep in our national history.
adjective
- 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.
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.
Forms
- plural
- hissings
- comparative
- more hissing
- superlative
- most hissing
hissing · that produces or is accompanied with a hiss
historian · A writer of history.historic · Very important; noteworthy: having importance or significance…historical · Of, concerning, or in accordance with recorded history,…