His*pid"u*lous (?), a. [Dim. of hispid.] (Bot. & Zoˆl.) Minutely
hispid.
Hiss (?). v. i. [imp. & p. p. Hissed (#); p. pr. & vb. n. Hissing.]
[AS. hysian; prob. of imitative origin&?;; cf. LG. hissen, OD.
hisschen.] 1. To make with the mouth a prolonged sound like that of the
letter s, by driving the breath between the tongue and the teeth; to
make with the mouth a sound like that made by a goose or a snake when
angered; esp., to make such a sound as an expression of hatred,
passion, or disapproval.
The merchants among the people shall hiss at thee.
Ezek. xxvii. 36.
2. To make a similar noise by any means; to pass with a sibilant sound;
as, the arrow hissed as it flew.
Shod with steel, We hissed along the polished ice.
Wordsworth.
Hiss, v. t. 1. To condemn or express contempt for by hissing.
If the tag-rag people did not clap him and hiss him, according as
he pleased and displeased them.
Shak.
Malcolm. What is the newest grief? Ros. That of an hour's age doth
hiss the speaker.
Shak.