Emily Dickinson Lexicon

HISS, v.i. [Sax. hysian, hiscan, hispan, hyspan.]

1. To make a sound by driving the breath between the tongue and the upper teeth; to give a strong aspiration, resembling the noise made by a serpent and some other animals, or that of water thrown on hot iron. Hissing is an expression of contempt. The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee. Ezek. xxvii.
2. To express contempt or disapprobation by hissing.
3. To whiz, as an arrow or other thing in rapid flight.