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| Concept: | [Hissing sounds.] Sibilation. |
| Category: | 2. Sensation; special sensation; sound; specific sounds |
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-nouns
sibilation; zip; hiss; sternutation; high note., goose, serpent.
-verbs
hiss, buzz, whiz, rustle; fizz, fizzle; wheeze, whistle, snuffle; squash; sneeze; sizzle, swish.
-adjectives
sibilant; hissing; wheezy; sternutative.
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| Main Entry: | hiss |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | buzzing sound; jeer |
| Synonyms: | Bronx cheer, boo, buzz, catcall, contempt, derision, hoot, sibilance, sibilation |
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