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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

siss

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
siss
IPA
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hissing noise.

Colloquial

verb

To make a hissing sound.

Colloquial; Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sisses (plural) sisses (present, singular) sissing (participle, present) sissed (participle, past) sissed (past)

Derived Forms

sizzle

Synonyms

hiss sizz sibilate

Questions

What does siss mean?
A hissing noise.
Where does siss come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce siss

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