hiss at

hiss at (someone or something)

To indicate one's displeasure by making a hissing noise at someone or something. A: "Mommy, the cat hissed at me again!" B: "Well, maybe you should stop screaming in her face." The comedian cringed when the audience hissed at one of his jokes.
See also: hiss
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

hiss at someone or something

 
1. [for a reptile] to make a hissing sound as a warning. The snake hissed at me. Otherwise I wouldn't have known it was there. The lizard hissed at the snake.
2. [for someone] to make a hissing sound at someone to show disapproval. The audience hissed at the performer, who was not all that bad. They hissed at all three acts.
See also: hiss
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • hiss at (someone or something)
  • hiss off
  • hiss
  • hiss (someone) off (the stage)
  • complain to
  • complain to (someone or something)
  • get away from
  • get away from (someone or something)
  • complain about
  • complain about (someone or something)
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