Synonyms for titter

Grammar : Verb

Spell : tit-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪt ər

Définition of titter

Origin : 1610s, "giggle in a suppressed or covert way," probably of imitative origin. Related: Tittered; tittering. The noun is first recorded 1728.

verb giggle

Example sentences :

In the middle of it I saw Clara begin to titter, but she did not interrupt him.
Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald

"Have a care of the sentinel on the hill-top," Sakr-el-Bahr admonished him, provoking a titter.
Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini

For a moment there was silence, save for a titter from the group of seamen.
Extract from : « The Wild Geese » by Stanley John Weyman

And best of all, there's no mob of nit-wits to titter and smirk.
Extract from : « David Lannarck, Midget » by George S. Harney

There was a titter of laughter at this piece of information.
Extract from : « The Hero of Garside School » by J. Harwood Panting

But no one did, and some of the younger boys in front began to titter nervously.
Extract from : « Left Guard Gilbert » by Ralph Henry Barbour

The remark was passed from one to another and a titter went round the room.
Extract from : « Old Ebenezer » by Opie Read

It was much that he was able to save his squadron from titter destruction.
Extract from : « The History of England from the Accession of James II. » by Thomas Babington Macaulay

Mansoor waited expectantly for a titter, and bowed to it when it arrived.
Extract from : « A Desert Drama » by A. Conan Doyle

A titter ran around the room and the coroner rapped for order.
Extract from : « The Four Pools Mystery » by Jean Webster

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