| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. Of Hiss.[Websters]
2. To be plumed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. To have murmured, breezed or buzzed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. To be fluted or bevelled. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. To have zipped, whistled or whooshed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. To be spirited or humoured. [Eve - graph theoretic] 7. To have puffed. [Eve - graph theoretic] 8. To be inflated. [Eve - graph theoretic] 9. To have whiffed or blasted. [Eve - graph theoretic] 10. To have booed or tootled.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Past Tense | 1. Past tense conjugation of the verb hiss.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (hiss) | 1. Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval.[Wordnet]. 2. Move with a whooshing sound.[Wordnet]. 3. Express or utter with a hiss.[Wordnet]. 4. Show displeasure, as after a performance or speech.[Wordnet]. 5. To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred, passion, or disapproval.[Websters]. 6. To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound; as, the arrow hissed as it flew.[Websters]. 7. To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.[Websters]. 8. To utter with a hissing sound.[Websters]. 9. To extinguish.[Eve - graph theoretic] 10. Base verb from the following inflections: hissing, hissed, hisses, hisser, hissers, hissingly and hissedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HISSED" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1509. (references) |
Specialty Definition: hiss
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | 1: [Verb] To make a sound by driving the breath between the tongue and the upper teeth; to give a strong aspiration, resembling the noise made by a serpent and some other animals, or that of water thrown on hot iron. Hissing is an expression of contempt. The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee. Ezek. 27.. | 2: [Verb] To express contempt or disapprobation by hissing.. | 3: [Verb] To whiz, as an arrow or other thing in rapid flight.. | 4: [Verb] To condemn by hissing; to explode. The spectators hissed him off the stage.. | 5: [Verb] To procure hisses or disgrace. --That of an hour's age doth hiss the speaker.. | 6: [Noun] The sound made by propelling the breath between the tongue and upper teeth; the noise of a serpent, a goose, &c. He hiss for hiss returned.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. |
| Aerospace | Random noise in the audio frequency range, having subjective characteristics analogous to prolonged sibilant sounds. (references) | ||
| Bible | Hiss to express contempt (Job 27:23). The destruction of the temple is thus spoken of (1 Kings 9:8). Zechariah (10:8) speaks of the Lord gathering the house of Judah as it were with a hiss: "I will hiss for them." This expression may be "derived from the noise made to attract bees in hiving, or from the sound naturally made to attract a person's attention." Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. | ||
| Business | Noise in the audio frequency range, having subjective characteristics analogous to prolonged sibilant sounds. Note: Noise in which there are no pronounced low-frequency components may be considered as hiss. (references) | ||
| Electrical Engineering | 1: A tube noise in the audio-frequency range, having subjective characteristics analogous to the prolonged sibilant sound. Source: European Union. (references) | 2: In a receiver, that part of set noise with a continuous spectrum, which is due to thermal agitation, shot noise, flicker effect, etc. Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Environment | Hazelwood Interim Storage Site. (references) | ||
| Health | Health Insurance Segmented Sort System (HDHISS). (references) | ||
| Information Technology | Horizon Infrared Surveillance Sensor. (references) | ||
| Physics | A prolonged sibilant sound like that of the speech sound s or z. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] A sound made by a snake, cat, escaping steam, etc. (references) | 2: [Noun] An expression of disapproval made to sound like the noise of a snake. (references) | 3: [Verb] To make a hissing sound. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Common Expressions: hiss
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Donald Hiss | Donald Hiss was the younger brother of Alger Hiss. From 1929 to 1930 he was secretary and law clerk to a Supreme Court justice. From 1930 until 1933 he engaged in the private practice of law. From 1933 to 1935 he was employed by the Agricultural Adjustment Administration. In 1934 he was also attached to a special Senate committee investigating the munitions industry. (references) | ||
| King Hiss | King Hiss is the villainous king of the Snake Men in Mattel toyline He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. He also appeared in the He-Man animated series by Mike Young Productions. His usual appearance is human but he is capable of shedding his skin revealing everything from his waste up to be a writhing mass of serpents. Hiss possess a host of somewhat vague magical powers. (references) | ||
| Sir Hiss | Sir Hiss is Prince John's sidekick in the 1973 animated Disney movie Robin Hood. He is an anthropomorphic snake. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Specialty Expressions: hiss
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Auroral hiss | Post & Telecom | The flashes of light and luminous bands seen in the night sky in polar latitudes. Source: European Union. (references) | |
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Abbreviations & Acronyms: hiss
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | ||||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field | |
| HISS | English | Holographic Ice Surveying System | Engineering & Technology | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | Top | |||
Topics by Level of Interest: hiss | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Alger Hiss | 99 | Alger Hiss | 99 | |
| King Hiss | 12 | Bundle of Hiss | 5 | |
| The Rattler's Hiss | 11 | Cars Hiss By My Window | 5 | |
| The Hiss | 7 | Donald Hiss | 4 | |
| Bundle of Hiss | 5 | Hiss | 3 | |
| Cars Hiss By My Window | 5 | Hiss & Buzz | 4 | |
| Sir Hiss | 4 | King Hiss | 12 | |
| Hiss & Buzz | 4 | Mike Hiss | 4 | |
| Donald Hiss | 4 | Sir Hiss | 4 | |
| Mike Hiss | 4 | Tape hiss | 3 | |
| Hiss | 3 | The Hiss | 7 | |
| Tape hiss | 3 | The Rattler's Hiss | 11 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
