siss

An obsolete verb meaning to hiss or make a hissing sound, often used in older literary contexts.

• 🇪🇸Verbo obsoleto que significa sisear o emitir un sonido sibilante, a menudo usado en contextos literarios antiguos.

1. Express with a hiss B2 informal

   To utter or express something with a sharp, sibilant sound, often to show disapproval or anger.

   • The audience sissed the speaker when he made a controversial statement.
   • She sissed a warning to her friend to be quiet.
   • He sissed his disapproval as the politician walked by.

   🇪🇸Expresar con un siseo

   Sinónimos: hisssibilate

2. Make a hissing sound B2 informal

   To produce a sharp, high-pitched sound like a hiss, often as a sign of disapproval or to get attention.

   • The crowd sissed loudly when the referee made a bad call.
   • The cat sissed at the dog to scare it away.
   • Steam sissed from the kettle as it boiled.

   🇪🇸sisear

   Sinónimos: hisssibilate