titter
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈtɪtər/
:
risita
- There were titters of laughter from students in the back of the room.
- nervous titters
- few titters
- titter of laughter
Examples
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A nervous titter spread through the crowd when the comedian made a slightly awkward joke.
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Without seeing his face, you could easily take the sound he makes as a titter.
Fiction book (1999) -
A poor joke, but it touched off nervous titters.
Fiction book (1990) -
"Yeah, but Rob's not allowed to do Crossfire anymore," Lewis said, and a titter ran around the table.
Fiction book (2002) -
A muffled titter of laughter filtered down from above.
Fiction book (1999) -
The titters died away like a tin cup reaching the bottom of a staircase.
Fiction book (1992) -
At length, through sheer weariness, the laughter died down into a titter and then to a chuckle.
Fiction book (1999) -
As the presentation progresses, there are boos from the men and uncomfortable titters from the women.
Fiction book (1993) -
The room in silence, embarrassed, nervous titters looking at Journalist 4 who flushes deeply as we cut to: INT.
Fiction book (1991) -
Uttering the word "Massachusetts" to this crowd was akin to speaking of Sodom, provoking titters, boos, and hisses from the crowd throughout the day.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
691
1.0
The sound or face people make when they find something funny
1
4.3
A soft, high laugh that sounds like a small bell
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Titter probably comes from the tiny, repeated sound people make when they laugh quietly, like a soft 'ti-ti' noise. So a titter is a 'short, nervous laugh', like a small giggle.