Associations to the word «Hissing»
Noun
Adjective
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
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.