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Sickered vs Snickered - What's the difference?

sickered | snickered |

As verbs the difference between sickered and snickered

is that sickered is past tense of sicker while snickered is past tense of snicker.

sickered

English

Verb

(head)
  • (sicker)

    • sicker

    English

    Etymology 1

    Adjective

    (head)
  • (sick)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * siker * siccer * siccar

    Adjective

  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) certain
  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) secure

    • Adverb

  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) certainly
  • (obsolete, outside, dialects) securely

    • Derived terms

    * sickerly * sickerhood

    Etymology 3

    Alternative forms

    * sigger * zigger

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (mining, UK, dialect) To percolate, trickle, or ooze, as water through a crack.
    • (Webster 1913)

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    snickered

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (snicker)

    • snicker

    English

    Alternative forms

    * snigger

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A stifled or broken laugh

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To emit a snicker: a stifled or broken laugh.
  • (of a horse) To whinny.

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