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sissing

sissing is the present participle and gerund of siss.

Meaning of siss

Verb

siss (third-person singular simple present sisses, present participle sissing, simple past and past participle sissed)

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

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Questions about sissing

What is sissing the present participle and gerund of?
Sissing is the present participle and gerund of siss.

Words near sissing in the dictionary

  1. sissified
  2. sissifies
  3. sissify
  4. sissifying
  5. sissiness
  6. sissing
  7. Sissinghurst
  8. sissle
  9. sissled
  10. sissles
  11. sissling

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