Of salts and minerals, to crackle when heated, indicating a sudden breakdown of their particles.
To roast (a salt or mineral) until it stops crackling in the fire.
To call someone by hissing.
To condemn or express contempt (for someone or something) by hissing.
To utter (something) with a hissing sound.
To make a hissing sound.
To whisper, especially angrily or urgently.
To emit or eject (something) with a hissing sound.
To move with a hissing sound.
A sibilant sound, such as that made by a snake or escaping steam; an unvoiced fricative.
An expression of disapproval made using such a sound.