Hissing

HISS'ING, participle present tense Making the noise of serpents.

HISS'ING, noun 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 [[Jeremiah 19#8|Jeremiah 19:8]].