ˌbɹɒŋks ˈt͡ʃɪə ˌbɹɑŋks ˈt͡ʃɪɹ ˈfɪzəl hɪs hɪs ˈhɪsɪŋ huːt ɹæz sɪz snɔɹt ʍʊʃ show displeasure, as after a performance or speech make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval express or utter with a hiss move with a whooshing sound a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval) the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience