siss

Verb
Synonyms: hisssizzsibilate

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Verb (2)

  1. express or utter with a hissSynonyms: hisssizzsibilateMore general talk, speak
  2. make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapprovalSynonyms: hisssizzsibilateMore general utter, emit

Related words sibilant adjective, sibilation noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Siss intransitive verb

Origin: Of imitative origin; cf. D. sissen, G. zischen.

To make a hissing sound; as, a flatiron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger. Colloq. U. S.; Local, Eng.

Siss noun

A hissing noise. colloquial (US)

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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