"sss" meaning in English

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Interjection

  1. (onomatopoeia) The hiss of a snake or other reptile. Tags: onomatopoeic Categories (topical): Animal sounds Translations (the hiss of a snake or other reptile): sss (Catalan), ss (Czech), sss (Czech), sss (Polish), ш-ш-ш (š-š-š) (Russian), fais (Scottish Gaelic), siseo [masculine] (Spanish)
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          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
          "word": "sss"
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          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
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          "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
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          "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
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          "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
          "word": "ш-ш-ш"
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          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
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          "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
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        }
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      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
      "word": "sss"
    },
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
      "word": "ss"
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      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
      "word": "sss"
    },
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      "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
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    },
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      "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
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    },
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      "sense": "the hiss of a snake or other reptile",
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    },
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Download raw JSONL data for sss meaning in English (1.8kB)

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