hisses

There were hisses from the crowd and cries of protest, but that was all.

The Clinging Death 2010

There were hisses from the crowd and cries of protest, but that was all.

The Clinging Death 1906

The characters are delightfully typecast - there's the tragic figure of our much put-upon anti-hero who is driven to commit violence for what he believes is a justified cause; a truly dastardly old-Etonian poetry-spouting villain (who, if this was a play, would receive hisses from the audience every time he came on stage); the exceedingly wealthy and influential Lord Tansor, living off the gains of his brighter ancestors; a dead-ringer for Uriah Heap; plus a massive supporting cast representing every strata of society, both urban and country; and last but not least, Evenwood House itself and its great library - the representation of everything that Edward yearns for but that remains tantalizingly out of reach.

The Meaning of Night: Summary and book reviews of The Meaning of Night by Michael Cox. 2006

At the first of a series of four forums being held about the school budget, Superintendent Scottie Griffin’s budget proposal resulted in hisses of derision last night.

Proposed School Budget Received Badly at cvillenews.com 2005

At the first of a series of four forums being held about the school budget, Superintendent Scottie Griffin’s budget proposal resulted in hisses of derision last night.

2005 January archive at cvillenews.com 2005

When she hisses, which is rarely, we laugh because she looks exactly like the classic Halloween cat.

Back To The Garden « Fairegarden 2008

You can also breathe. take a really deep breath as deep as you can and let it out in short hisses.

Yahoo! Answers: Latest Questions 2010

The hisses are a sign of a disgruntled Miss Kitty.

seMissourian.com Headlines 2010

Peel eggplant, rinse, cut into pieces and add just enough water to create steam and pressure cook until the regulator 'hisses' 3 times .... that should do it.

Methi Bhature & Baingan Bharta Cardamom 2007

Something that "hisses" and emits a smell "like oil on hot metal" certainly sounds more mechanical than biological, though not sophisticated enough to have come from an ETI.

Posthuman Blues Mac 2007