Meaning

noun a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)

noun a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

verb make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval

originFrom Middle English hissen, probably of onomatopoeic origin (compare Arabic هَسْهَسَ (hashasa)). Compare Middle Dutch hissen, hisschen (“to chase away, shoo”), Middle Low German hissen (“to chase, hound, incite”).

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