Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tss

[t͡sːː]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: tss
IPA: [t͡sːː]

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of toxic shock syndrome.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of total suspended solids: a measure of water quality.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of total sum of squares.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

plural of TS

intj

A hissing sound.

Example Sentences

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

Etymology

Imitative.

Usage

Inflected Forms

TSSs (plural) tsss (alternative)

Synonyms

toxic shock toxic shock syndrome

Questions

How do you pronounce tss?: The recorded pronunciation is [t͡sːː].
What does tss mean?: Initialism of toxic shock syndrome.
Where does tss come from?: Imitative.

How to pronounce tss

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