Bible Dictionaries
Siss

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A hissing noise.

(2):

(v. i.) To make a hissing sound; as, a flatiron hot enough to siss when touched with a wet finger.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Siss'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​s/siss.html. 1828.