ಅರ್ಥ : A fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval).
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
The performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : hiss, hissing, hushing, sibilation
ಅರ್ಥ : End weakly.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
The music just petered out--there was no proper ending.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : fizzle out, peter out, taper off