Hissing
Pronunciation : Hiss"ing
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : 1. The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.
2. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision. [Archaic] I will make this city desolate, and a hissing. Jer. xix. 8.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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