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Definition of titter in English: titterverb ˈtɪtəˈtɪdər [no object]Give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle. 窃笑；咯咯笑 her stutter caused the children to titter 她的口吃引得孩子们窃笑起来。 Example sentencesExamples - They squeaked and tittered and scolded each other.
- Brown flashed a knowing look into the gallery, and a few people, for want of a better word, tittered.
- He read the passage in his Southern drawl as Jay and the audience tittered.
- All dressed in lovely spring gowns, the young women giggled and tittered, no better than my twelve-year-old sister.
- Call me a cynic, but I tittered when I heard a rumour that a high street bank considering sponsoring student comedy shows.
- The class tittered in silent laugher and low snickers.
- When he proclaimed that ‘God is still sovereign, no matter what federal judges say,’ the crowd tittered and applauded.
- The rest of the audience tittered as the main character made baby-noises and hopped across stage, pausing and turning to stare at the enraptured hundreds at every step.
- The crowd of Recruits behind Sam tittered with amusement.
- But even beyond that, she had a great sense of humor, and while the other women tittered, she had a rich, throaty laugh.
- Anyway, she told this joke that I thought was so funny I hooted with laughter, which was quite embarrassing as the rest of the audience only tittered politely.
- They tittered and hurried away into a room behind them.
- The audience titters nervously, not laughing with the melodrama, but at it.
- Yes the Boss was there in his ‘casual’ clothes, making sure he had a word or two with everyone, making jovial quips that we all tittered to and then wished that either you or he were somewhere else.
- He riffed on that theme while the crowd tittered.
- The rest of the class tittered as I told him in my sternest teacher voice that we would be having a class bathroom break once everyone was quiet and in his seat.
- Later on the custom was abolished because vulgar people tittered and the dignity of the elephants or their mahouts was wounded.
- As he disappeared down the train all the chaps tittered.
- Women tittered nervously at the implications of age and sexual boundaries.
- His daughter tittered behind her slim, white hand.
Synonyms giggle, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, give a half-suppressed laugh, chuckle smirk, sneer, simper
nounˈtɪtəˈtɪdər A short, half-suppressed laugh. 窃笑；咯咯笑 there were titters from the gallery Example sentencesExamples - The comment earned a titter of laughter from her fellow Oath-takers.
- This was followed by a titter of female laughter and a hushed, ‘Stop it, Henry!’
- Even the mention of the word ‘bra’ could provoke a snort of laughter in the Sixties if not an outbreak of titters.
- ‘I don't go into any tournament thinking it would be great to lose,’ he growled to a series of nervous titters from his audience.
- Literally hundreds of people heard him, with great laughter from the Kilkenny supporters and nervous titters from the Tipp lads.
- While reading, I ranged from smiles to titters to outright belly laughs.
- We, the lurking mass of mums, immediately went into ‘dearie me/never mind/accidents happen’ mode, but as soon as the poor kid had squelched off home, the titters began.
- There were lots of head shaking, raised eyebrows and titters of laughter as Bacon got himself into a hole and kept digging.
- The sound of nerves jangling followed swiftly by titters of laughter tinged with relief percolating through the air has become a common occurrence at White Hart Lane in recent weeks.
- There was a titter of laughter but we smothered it before it became a guffaw.
- It describes a show in a small theatre space, where the performer establishes a close relationship (no titters please) with the audience.
- The titter of laughter that went up at the end of many choruses was composed of a mixture of mirth and self-recognition.
- I guess it was funny to some people because there was a titter of laughter.
- In a truly democratic fashion, she encouraged comments from the gathering, all the time trying to poke fun at everything, and causing titters, chuckles and guffaws to break out intermittently.
- One possible reaction was laughter, although a very different laughter to the embarrassed titters of a modern school group when sex-ed comes around.
- These will now be broadcast on Radio Scotland on Saturdays later in the year, so everyone will have a chance for both a titter and, in parts, a great big belly laugh.
- The nervous assemblage of 160 immigrants ready to raise their right hand and swear the ‘Oath of Allegiance’ breaks into titters.
- Moore was hoping for some polite titters, but the audience exploded into laughter.
- You will be giving a lot of laughs, smiles, giggles, chuckles, hoots, snorts, cackle, titters, grins and guffaws.
- There was admiring applause at the end but little more than titters throughout a show misguidedly billed as ‘hilariously funny’.
Synonyms giggle, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, half-suppressed laugh, chuckle smirk, sneer, simper
OriginEarly 17th century: imitative. Rhymesbitter, committer, critter, embitter, emitter, fitter, flitter, fritter, glitter, gritter, hitter, jitter, knitter, litter, permitter, pitta, quitter, remitter, sitter, skitter, slitter, spitter, splitter, submitter, transmitter, twitter, witter Definition of titter in US English: titterverbˈtɪdərˈtidər [no object]Give a short, half-suppressed laugh; giggle. 窃笑；咯咯笑 her stutter caused the children to titter 她的口吃引得孩子们窃笑起来。 Example sentencesExamples - Call me a cynic, but I tittered when I heard a rumour that a high street bank considering sponsoring student comedy shows.
- When he proclaimed that ‘God is still sovereign, no matter what federal judges say,’ the crowd tittered and applauded.
- They squeaked and tittered and scolded each other.
- His daughter tittered behind her slim, white hand.
- Yes the Boss was there in his ‘casual’ clothes, making sure he had a word or two with everyone, making jovial quips that we all tittered to and then wished that either you or he were somewhere else.
- As he disappeared down the train all the chaps tittered.
- The rest of the audience tittered as the main character made baby-noises and hopped across stage, pausing and turning to stare at the enraptured hundreds at every step.
- But even beyond that, she had a great sense of humor, and while the other women tittered, she had a rich, throaty laugh.
- He riffed on that theme while the crowd tittered.
- Brown flashed a knowing look into the gallery, and a few people, for want of a better word, tittered.
- All dressed in lovely spring gowns, the young women giggled and tittered, no better than my twelve-year-old sister.
- He read the passage in his Southern drawl as Jay and the audience tittered.
- The audience titters nervously, not laughing with the melodrama, but at it.
- The class tittered in silent laugher and low snickers.
- Women tittered nervously at the implications of age and sexual boundaries.
- Later on the custom was abolished because vulgar people tittered and the dignity of the elephants or their mahouts was wounded.
- They tittered and hurried away into a room behind them.
- Anyway, she told this joke that I thought was so funny I hooted with laughter, which was quite embarrassing as the rest of the audience only tittered politely.
- The rest of the class tittered as I told him in my sternest teacher voice that we would be having a class bathroom break once everyone was quiet and in his seat.
- The crowd of Recruits behind Sam tittered with amusement.
Synonyms giggle, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, give a half-suppressed laugh, chuckle
nounˈtɪdərˈtidər A short, half-suppressed laugh. 窃笑；咯咯笑 Example sentencesExamples - This was followed by a titter of female laughter and a hushed, ‘Stop it, Henry!’
- I guess it was funny to some people because there was a titter of laughter.
- In a truly democratic fashion, she encouraged comments from the gathering, all the time trying to poke fun at everything, and causing titters, chuckles and guffaws to break out intermittently.
- The comment earned a titter of laughter from her fellow Oath-takers.
- ‘I don't go into any tournament thinking it would be great to lose,’ he growled to a series of nervous titters from his audience.
- We, the lurking mass of mums, immediately went into ‘dearie me/never mind/accidents happen’ mode, but as soon as the poor kid had squelched off home, the titters began.
- Literally hundreds of people heard him, with great laughter from the Kilkenny supporters and nervous titters from the Tipp lads.
- There was a titter of laughter but we smothered it before it became a guffaw.
- It describes a show in a small theatre space, where the performer establishes a close relationship (no titters please) with the audience.
- There was admiring applause at the end but little more than titters throughout a show misguidedly billed as ‘hilariously funny’.
- These will now be broadcast on Radio Scotland on Saturdays later in the year, so everyone will have a chance for both a titter and, in parts, a great big belly laugh.
- Even the mention of the word ‘bra’ could provoke a snort of laughter in the Sixties if not an outbreak of titters.
- While reading, I ranged from smiles to titters to outright belly laughs.
- There were lots of head shaking, raised eyebrows and titters of laughter as Bacon got himself into a hole and kept digging.
- The titter of laughter that went up at the end of many choruses was composed of a mixture of mirth and self-recognition.
- You will be giving a lot of laughs, smiles, giggles, chuckles, hoots, snorts, cackle, titters, grins and guffaws.
- The sound of nerves jangling followed swiftly by titters of laughter tinged with relief percolating through the air has become a common occurrence at White Hart Lane in recent weeks.
- One possible reaction was laughter, although a very different laughter to the embarrassed titters of a modern school group when sex-ed comes around.
- The nervous assemblage of 160 immigrants ready to raise their right hand and swear the ‘Oath of Allegiance’ breaks into titters.
- Moore was hoping for some polite titters, but the audience exploded into laughter.
Synonyms giggle, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, half-suppressed laugh, chuckle
OriginEarly 17th century: imitative. |