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 June 7, 2023, 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. 7 Jun. 2023. 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 7 June 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=GX7YW8687H61K9A.