hissed; hissing; hisses
: to make a sharp sibilant sound
the crowd hissed in disapproval
hissing steam
1
: to express disapproval of by hissing
hissed the performers off the stage
2
: to utter or whisper angrily or threateningly and with a hiss
hiss
noun
hisser
noun
Examples of hiss in a Sentence
The radiator hissed as it let off steam.
The audience hissed him off the stage.
“Leave me alone!” he hissed.
Recent Examples on the Web
This week, Megan Thee Stallion hisses back at her haters, Charli XCX teams up with some cool girls for her latest hyper pop moment, and Ice Spice puts a new spin on an old classic.
—
Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
Along the way, humans have also managed to make companions out of far more unusual animals — from hissing snakes to wily ferrets to even colorful, ornamental fish.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2024
Put the call in your mouth and make a hissing sound (somewhere between a snake and a cat) as Simpson suggests in his video.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
Animal shelters and zoos across the country are willing to name litter boxes, outdoor posts, feral cats and Madagascar hissing cockroaches after ex-lovers in exchange for small donations.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
And no one wants to touch those germy air nozzles, which only provide a hissing draft of dry air anyway.
—Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
Elsa Lanchester’s performance as the hissing, glamorous Bride — which was inspired, in part, by swans at the zoo — is fabulous as well, making a legendary impression with only seven minutes of screen time.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
This creates a hissing effect which can be heard from several feet away.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Ringing in the ear: A buzzing, roaring, whistling or hissing sound in your ear.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
Rolling Stone, 10 May 2024
Along the way, humans have also managed to make companions out of far more unusual animals — from hissing snakes to wily ferrets to even colorful, ornamental fish.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 2 May 2024
Put the call in your mouth and make a hissing sound (somewhere between a snake and a cat) as Simpson suggests in his video.
—Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 1 May 2024
Animal shelters and zoos across the country are willing to name litter boxes, outdoor posts, feral cats and Madagascar hissing cockroaches after ex-lovers in exchange for small donations.
—Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
And no one wants to touch those germy air nozzles, which only provide a hissing draft of dry air anyway.
—Eric Rosen, Travel + Leisure, 22 Mar. 2024
Elsa Lanchester’s performance as the hissing, glamorous Bride — which was inspired, in part, by swans at the zoo — is fabulous as well, making a legendary impression with only seven minutes of screen time.
—Katie Rife, EW.com, 12 Mar. 2024
This creates a hissing effect which can be heard from several feet away.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 29 Feb. 2024
Ringing in the ear: A buzzing, roaring, whistling or hissing sound in your ear.
—USA TODAY, 30 Jan. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'hiss.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near hiss
Cite this Entry
“Hiss.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hiss. Accessed 15 May. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
hiss
verb
: to make a long sharp sound like that of the speech sound \s\ or that made by an alarmed animal (as a snake or cat) usually as a sign of disapproval
hissed them off the stage
hiss
noun
hisser
noun
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share