hissings
Serpentine disapproval noises
Hissings is the plural of hissing—sounds made by forcing air through a narrow opening, like a snake's warning or steam escaping a pipe.
The word often appears in contexts of disapproval, where audiences express displeasure: The speech was met with hissings and boos from the crowd.
Speech without full voice
- rustleSoft crackling sound
- susurrationSoft whispering noise
- shushCommand for silence
- swishSoft rushing sound
fizz · sizzle · crackle · whoosh · white noise · static · murmur · consonant
Shout to startle or jeer
- jeerVocal expression of scorn
- tauntInsulting provocation
- scoffMock with disdain
- mockeryScornful ridicule or travesty
derision · contempt · disdain · scorn · ridicule · censure · catcall · rebuke
whisper
Speech without full voice
- rustleSoft crackling sound
- susurrationSoft whispering noise
- shushCommand for silence
swish · fizz · sizzle · crackle · whoosh · white noise · static · murmur · consonant · speech
boo
Shout to startle or jeer
mockery · derision · contempt · disdain · scorn · ridicule · censure · catcall · rebuke · audience
serpent
Cunning, limbless reptile
- viperFanged toxic serpent
- cobraHooded venomous serpent
- rattlesnakeViper with segmented tail noisemaker
python · anaconda · mamba · adder · asp · boa · constrictor · fangs · slither · scales
kettle
Spouted vessel for heating water
pressure · boiler · geyser · espresso · samovar · steamer · teapot · vent · release · escape
- hissing cockroachInsect producing breath-like sounds
- hissing cockroachesInsects producing breath sounds