What is the meaning of hissing?

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noun

A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval. )
- usage: "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
- synonyms: hiss, hushing, fizzle, sibilation

verb

Make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval.
- synonyms: hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate
Move with a whooshing sound.
- synonyms: hiss, whoosh
Express or utter with a hiss.
- synonyms: hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate
Show displeasure, as after a performance or speech.
- synonyms: boo, hiss

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