1. plural of hissing; sharp, sibilant sounds resembling that of a snake or steam escaping
2. plural of hissing; expressions of disapproval or contempt made by an audience

Examples

• The hissings of the radiator filled the old house on cold mornings.
• The audience's hissings drowned out the actor's final lines.
• We heard the hissings of multiple snakes in the tall grass.
• The steam pipe produced loud hissings whenever the pressure built up.
• The crowd's hissings and boos showed their disapproval of the decision.
• The hissings of the wind through the cracks sounded eerie at night.