Titter
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈtɪtə(ɹ)/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Titter is a verb meaning To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.
Meaning
To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.
More Meanings
- A nervous or somewhat repressed giggle.
- (obsolete) To teeter; to seesaw.
- (slang, vulgar, chiefly in the plural) A woman's breast.
- (slang, obsolete) A girl or young woman.
Example Sentences
"Thou coxy, cackling candle!" said Catweazle. "Why dost thou titter?"
April 21, 1811, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Table Talk There was a titter of […] delight on his countenance.
Flesh Gordon 2 - I remember that this one was chock full of big titters. Many of them looked like the natural variety, as well.
1863, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Tales of a Wayside Inn Part First: The Sicilian's Tale - King Robert of Sicily A group of tittering pages ran before.
Word Forms
- titters
- tittering
- tittered
Synonyms for titter
Depending on context, synonyms include snicker, giggle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include giggle, teehee, tehee, twitter, snitter, sniggle.
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