hissing

Meanings

• a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)
  • "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
• make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
• move with a whooshing sound
• express or utter with a hiss
• show displeasure, as after a performance or speech

Synonyms

boo, fizzle, hiss, hushing, sibilate, sibilation, siss, sizz, whoosh