hiss at (someone or something)
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.
- hiss at
- 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)