Associations to the word «Hissing»

Wiktionary

HISSING, verb. Present participle of hiss
HISSING, noun. The sound of a hiss.

Dictionary definition

HISSING, noun. A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.