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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

The act of emitting a hiss or hisses.

The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.

[Archaic]

I will make this city desolate, and a

hissing

Jer. xix. 8.

ppr.

Making the noise of serpents.

Noun.

A hissing sound; an expression of scorn or contempt.

The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.

I will make this city desolate,and a hissing. Jer.19.

hissing

hissing ‎(plural hissings)