Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative. · An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.
To make a hiss, a sibilant sound of air escaping. · To call someone by hissing. · To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing. · To utter (something) with a hissing sound.
From Middle English hissen, probably of onomatopoeic origin (compare Arabic هَسْهَسَ (hashasa)). Compare Middle Dutch hissen, hisschen (“to chase away, shoo”), Middle Low German hissen (“to chase, hound, incite”).
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