American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1

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Author: Noah Webster

Hissing

HISS’ING, ppr. Making the noise of serpents.

HISS’ING, n. A hissing sound; an expression of scorn or contempt.

1. The occasion of contempt; the object of scorn and derision.

I will make this city desolate,and a hissing. Jer 19.

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Chicago: Noah Webster Jr., "Hissing," American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1 (New York: S. Converse, 1828), Original Sources, accessed April 19, 2024, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GX7YW8687H61K9A.

MLA: Webster, Noah, Jr. "Hissing." American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, in An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, New York, S. Converse, 1828, Original Sources. 19 Apr. 2024. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GX7YW8687H61K9A.

Harvard: Webster, N, 'Hissing' in American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1. cited in 1828, An American Dictionary of the English Language, Vol. 1, S. Converse, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 19 April 2024, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GX7YW8687H61K9A.