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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Siss  \Siss\,  v.  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.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Siss  \Siss\,  n. 
  A  hissing  noise.  [Colloq.  U.  S.] 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  siss 
  v  1:  express  or  utter  with  a  hiss  [syn:  {hiss},  {sizz},  {sibilate}] 
  2:  make  a  sharp  hissing  sound,  as  if  to  show  disapproval  [syn: 
  {hiss},  {sizz},  {sibilate}] 




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