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

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke