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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

siss en · NOUN

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.

Meanings

  1. (colloquial) A hissing noise.

Forms

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sisses Number=Plur lexicographic

siss en · VERB

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.

Meanings

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

Forms

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sissed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sissed Tense=Past lexicographic
sissing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
sisses Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

sizzle