The Clue
Sound of disapproval (7 letter answer)
The Answer
HISSING
Tags
Notes
The answer HISSING is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
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Definition
HISSING as a noun:
1. (hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation) = a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval); "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
HISS as a verb:
1. (hiss, siss, sizz, sibilate) = make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
2. (hiss, whoosh) = move with a whooshing sound
3. (hiss, sizz, siss, sibilate) = express or utter with a hiss
4. (boo, hiss) = show displeasure, as after a performance or speech