hissed

VERB

make buzzing sound; ridicule

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boo hoot jeer seethe shout down spit wheeze whirr whisper whistle

STRONG

blow catcall condemn damn decry deride disapprove mock rasp revile shrill sibilate siss whiz

Antonyms

STRONG

approve commend compliment exalt flatter laud praise

Example Sentences

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Hissed and jeered throughout by striking clusters of Tunisia fans draped in red at the Al Janoub Stadium, Australia held their nerve to claim their first victory at a World Cup since 2010.

From BBC • Nov. 26, 2022

Hissed arguments take place in corridors, which are also home to single family members, sleeping on a mildewed airbed wedged between the Hoover and a sweating, half-defrosted ham.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2018

Hissed by the city's ever-outraged pressure groups, he has remained cool.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hissed Hearst's N. Y. Daily Mirror: "We want to warn American women that Monsieur 'Bedroom Eyes' Boyer is already married, to a quite adequate English wife, the onetime movie star, Pat Paterson."

From Time Magazine Archive

And white waves curling Hissed in to shore.

From Nirvana Days by Rice, Cale Young