| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adverb | 1. With a hissing sound.[Websters]
2. In a plumed manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. In a spirited manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 4. In a sibilant or sizzling manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 5. In an inflated manner. [Eve - graph theoretic] 6. Adverbial inflection of the verb-based adjective hissing.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adjective Base (Hissing) | 1. Present participle 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 | |
"HISSINGLY" is a common misspelling or typo for: his singly. |
Date "HISSINGLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HISSINGLY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adverb] With a whistling sound. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
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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) | ||
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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 | |
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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). | ||||
