siss
siss · sisses
A hissing noiseA hissing noise.
Meaning
1 senses(colloquial)A hissing noise.
Origin
From Middle English sissen, perhaps from Middle Dutch sissen, cissen or Middle Low GermanFrom 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.
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