US /ˈtɪtɚ/ UK /ˈtɪtə/
verb noun

Meanings

  1. 1
    verb

    to give a short, half-suppressed laugh

    A nervous titter rippled through the classroom.

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Synonyms
1 verb · to give a short,... gigglesnickerchucklesniggerchortle
Word family
Derived forms tittering

Etymology

Of imitative origin, formed to suggest the sound of a suppressed, broken laugh.

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