tss

See also: TSS

English

Alternative forms

• tsss

Etymology

Imitative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sːː]

Interjection

tss

1. A hissing sound.
   • 1964, Felix Vincent Lategan, Michael Wallendorf Smuts, Hymne Weiss, Afrikaans Short Stories, page 173:

     When the woman held the sausage over the open fire, the drops of fat went tss-tsss on the coals and the flames turned a lovely blue colour.

   • 2011, Dianne Hofmeyr, Eye of the Moon:

     "Tss tss!" the girl hissed softly through her teeth. The monkey turned, leaped directly onto her shoulder, and gazed around […]