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hissing
('h/I/s/I//N/ )

noun (n)

  • a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)(noun.event)
    Example:
    The performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience.
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.(noun)
    source: webster1913
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