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siss

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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 sisses

  1. colloquial A hissing noise.

verb sisses · sissing · sissed

  1. colloquial, intransitive To make a hissing sound. a flat-iron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger

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"siss." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/siss.

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@misc{siss_2026,
  title = {siss},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/siss},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}