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titterer

titterer

9.3
A person who laughs quietly because they feel nervous or embarrassed
  • noun
  • /ˈtɪtərər/
translation icon : risueño
  • As soon as the teacher made a joke, a lone titterer broke the silence.

Examples

  • At the awkward pause, several titterers couldn't help but let out nervous giggles.

  • She is such a titterer during serious meetings.

  • The group of titterers at the back of the classroom struggled to contain their laughter.

  • The titterer at the back of the class couldn't stop giggling.

  • During the presentation, a nervous titterer made the audience aware of the awkward tension.

  • At the comedy show, one titterer laughed uneasily at a joke that fell flat.

  • The shy titterer in the group often giggled at the most serious comments.

Synonyms

giggler
vstitterer
1 5.0

A person who laughs in a light, nervous, or silly way

is more restrained and self conscious rather than openly playful
chuckler
vstitterer
1 6.7

A person who laughs quietly when something is funny

is more nervous and self conscious rather than calm or natural

How Amused

laugher
1 4.7
titterer
9.3
chuckler
1 6.7
smiler
2 6.3

Surface Forms

titterer singular
titterers plural

Morphology

titterer = titter (transparent) = titter + er

Formed by the productive agentive suffix '-er' on the verb 'titter', so the meaning 'person who titters' is directly recoverable.

Etymology

Titterer comes from the small, quick laugh titter, which is like giggle. The ending -er means 'one who does' that action, so a titterer is someone who makes nervous, quiet laughs.