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