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siss

noun, verb — 2 senses

siss

noun

Etymology From Middle English sissen, perhaps from Middle Dutch sissen, cissen or Middle Low German sissen (“to hiss; buzz”), of imitative origin. Cognate with Dutch sissen, German Low German zissen, German zischen.

1

Colloquial A hissing noise.

siss

verb

Etymology From Middle English sissen, perhaps from Middle Dutch sissen, cissen or Middle Low German sissen (“to hiss; buzz”), of imitative origin. Cognate with Dutch sissen, German Low German zissen, German zischen.

1

Colloquial To make a hissing sound.

  • a flat-iron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger
Derived terms
sizzle

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