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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hiss |
| Synonyms: | blow*, boo, catcall, condemn, damn*, decry, deride, disapprove, fizz, fizzle, hoot, jeer, mock, rasp, revile, seethe, shout down, shrill, siss, sizzle, spit, swish, wheeze, whirr, whisper, whistle, whiz, whoosh |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fizz |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bubble |
| Synonyms: | buzz, effervesce, fizzle, froth, hiss, seethe, sibilate, simmer, sparkle, sputter, whisper, whoosh |
| Antonyms: | be flat |
| Main Entry: | hiss |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make buzzing sound; ridicule |
| Synonyms: | blow, boo, catcall, condemn, damn, decry, deride, disapprove, hoot, jeer, mock, rasp, revile, seethe, shout down, shrill, sibilate, siss, spit, wheeze, whirr, whisper, whistle, whiz |
| Main Entry: | sizzle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hiss, fry |
| Synonyms: | broil, brown, buzz, cook, crackle, fizz, fizzle, frizzle, grill, roast, sear, sibilate, spit, sputter, swish, wheeze, whisper, whiz |
| Main Entry: | spit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | eject saliva or substance |
| Synonyms: | discharge, drool, expectorate, hawk, hiss, sibilate, sizz, slobber, spatter, spew, splutter, spritz, sputter, throw out |
| Notes: | to spit (imitative of its sound) means to expel saliva; expectorate means to dredge up and expel phlegm |
| Antonyms: | swallow |
| Main Entry: | wheeze |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | breathe roughly, heavily |
| Synonyms: | buzz, catch one's breath, cough, gasp, hiss, murmur, pant, puff, rasp, sibilate, snore, whisper, whistle |
| Main Entry: | whisper |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | speak softly |
| Synonyms: | breathe, buzz*, confide, gossip, hint, hiss, insinuate, intimate, mumble, murmur, mutter, say softly, say under one's breath, sibilate, sigh, speak confidentially, spread rumor, susurrate, talk into someone's ear, talk low, tell, tell a secret |
| Antonyms: | shout |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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