siss

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

A hissing noise.

Verb

To make a hissing sound.

Sinonieme

sibilate

hiss

sizz

fizzle

zip

sibilation

swish

hoot

pipe

Vertalings

siffler

fischiare

xitar

συρίζω

συριγμός

sifflement

sibilare

assobiar

chiar

xiuxiuejar

sibilar

mussitar

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: sissen

Verwante met Nederlands: sissen

Verwante met Duits: zischen

In summary

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.