siss
English
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.
Noun
siss (plural sisses)
- (US, colloquial) A hissing noise.
Verb
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- (US, colloquial, intransitive) To make a hissing sound.
- a flatiron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger
Derived terms
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “siss”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
From Russian шиш (šiš, “thief, vagabond”). Cognate to Finnish sissi.
Noun
siss (genitive sissi, partitive sissi)
Declension
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Derived terms
- English terms inherited from Middle English
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- English terms derived from Middle Dutch
- English terms derived from Middle Low German
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