Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To hiss.
- noun See
sis .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- intransitive verb Colloq. U. S.; Local, Eng. To make a hissing sound.
- noun Colloq. U. S. A hissing noise.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun US, colloquial A
hissing noise.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb make a sharp hissing sound, as if to show disapproval
- verb express or utter with a hiss
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Examples
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The while desultory long-distance firing was indulged in by the discomfited foe, the bullets pinging against the hard ground or flying with a sharp "siss" overhead.
Wilmshurst of the Frontier Force Ernest [Illustrator] Prater 1917
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"siss" work palatable to the sterner sex much of it takes the form of instruction in camp life -- cooking in tin cans and other handy home-made devices.
The New Education A Review of Progressive Educational Movements of the Day (1915) Scott Nearing 1933
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Simple and short answer: "SIX" (pronounced "siss") because there is nothing following the number 6. but, in the following examples:
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All that siss-boom-bah of yesterday was great promotion.
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All that siss-boom-bah of yesterday was great promotion.
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I hear the siss of Luigi cooking something in oil.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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I hear the siss of Luigi cooking something in oil.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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Simple and short answer: "SIX" pronounced "siss"because there is nothing following the number 6.
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October 8, 2009 at 10:07 am poorz kitteh – hadded eyedenteetee cry siss – thotted himselfz wuz a baer – himz hy bear nayten … nawt wakees untyl spreng
Monorail cat. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2009
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I hear the siss of Luigi cooking something in oil.
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye Deb Caletti 2009
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