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Synonyms for posset

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

chuckle cocker pamper coddle cosset

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To treat with possets; to pamper.

  2. n. 1

    A beverage composed of hot milk curdled by some strong infusion, such as wine.

Related words

Phrases
sneck posset

Forms

Plural
possets → caudles…
Past participle
posseted
e.g. posseted → chuckled, cockered, pampered, coddled…

Example sentences

  • chuckle Tom couldn't help but chuckle at Mary's comment.
  • cocker This dog is a mix between a cocker spaniel and a poodle.
  • pamper She didn't want him to pamper the children.
  • coddle You shouldn't coddle her so much. She needs to learn to be independent.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
possetsteady
chucklerising
cockerrising
pamperrising
coddlerising
cossetrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

6 letters
cocker2, pamper2, coddle2, caudle2, cosset2
7 letters
chuckle2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cocker2 = 2 syllables).