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Webster 1913 Edition


Siss

Siss

,
Verb.
I.
[Of imitative origin; cf. D.
sissen
, G.
zischen
.]
To make a hissing sound;
as, a flatiron hot enough to
siss
when touched with a wet finger
.
[Colloq. U. S.; Local, Eng.]

Siss

,
Noun.
A hissing noise.
[Colloq. U. S.]

Webster 1828 Edition


Siss

SISS

,
Verb.
I.
To hiss; a legitimate word in universal popular use in New England.