as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
a titter swept through the crowd at his verbal slip
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as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
even as students in the sex ed class continued to titter, the lecturer plowed ahead
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Recent Examples of titter
Kate Cohen, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Santiago, dressed as the Grim Reaper, toys with her for a while, giving her a bit of hope before killing her in front of an audience that nervously titters before bursting into applause.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 May 2024
His every appearance is met with titters of laughter, all amply deserved.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 June 2023
A bit of public masturbation by a gravesite, rendered in dim blue light as Turturro faces away from the audience, with a splatter of ejaculate rendered through projections (by Alex Basco Koch), gets a few predictable titters from the audience but never feels as edgy as it’s presumably meant to.
—Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
There are some titters from his family, more deflated than amused.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
There’s much comedy in the asking (menopausal feminists delivering deliberately unfunny monologues at open-mic night at the local comedy club prompts an uneasy titter in both the audience and the reader), but the novel makes clear that the answers aren’t straightforward.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
There was delighted laughter of those surprised by humorous turns that rarely get a titter anymore.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
As a beaming Turner greeted a cast of hopefuls in the premiere episode, the senior center crowd tittered at attention-getting strategies like riding up to the Bachelor Mansion on a motorcycle, groaning at the franchise’s wink-wink, nudge-nudge innuendo.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
The crowd began to titter as Newman shaded his eyes, pretending to look into the stands for a challenger.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
Little Madilyn, tittering, looks up at me and stuffs both hands into her mouth to stop from whooping.
—E. Jean Carroll, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2018
As a consumer product for those who titter, this production appears to check all the boxes.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
All hail sound designer Ben Burtt: The tittering probe droid, the braying AT-AT laserspray.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2019
That didn’t seem to faze the opening-night audience, which tittered at each scandalous line.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2019
The pass arrived just in time, and the crowd tittered in excitement.
—Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Noun
Trump rallies have over-the-top party energy; Trump nicknames draw titters from the crowd.
—Kate Cohen, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Santiago, dressed as the Grim Reaper, toys with her for a while, giving her a bit of hope before killing her in front of an audience that nervously titters before bursting into applause.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 May 2024
His every appearance is met with titters of laughter, all amply deserved.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 June 2023
A bit of public masturbation by a gravesite, rendered in dim blue light as Turturro faces away from the audience, with a splatter of ejaculate rendered through projections (by Alex Basco Koch), gets a few predictable titters from the audience but never feels as edgy as it’s presumably meant to.
—Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
There are some titters from his family, more deflated than amused.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
There’s much comedy in the asking (menopausal feminists delivering deliberately unfunny monologues at open-mic night at the local comedy club prompts an uneasy titter in both the audience and the reader), but the novel makes clear that the answers aren’t straightforward.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
There was delighted laughter of those surprised by humorous turns that rarely get a titter anymore.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
Verb
Jenna was the only one upset to hear the news that had all the other girls tittering.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
As a beaming Turner greeted a cast of hopefuls in the premiere episode, the senior center crowd tittered at attention-getting strategies like riding up to the Bachelor Mansion on a motorcycle, groaning at the franchise’s wink-wink, nudge-nudge innuendo.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
The crowd began to titter as Newman shaded his eyes, pretending to look into the stands for a challenger.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
Little Madilyn, tittering, looks up at me and stuffs both hands into her mouth to stop from whooping.
—E. Jean Carroll, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2018
As a consumer product for those who titter, this production appears to check all the boxes.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
All hail sound designer Ben Burtt: The tittering probe droid, the braying AT-AT laserspray.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2019
That didn’t seem to faze the opening-night audience, which tittered at each scandalous line.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2019
The pass arrived just in time, and the crowd tittered in excitement.
—Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titter
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Jones issued a publicly apology at the time, and McCartney, in a separate interview with GQ not long after, revealed that Jones called him personally, and that the two had laughed it off.Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Brent picks up on that and makes everyone else laugh about it.Ralph Jones, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2024
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Eventually, the two came back together in an emotional reunion that held plenty of hugs, tears and laughter.Esther Kang, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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The crowd erupted, and Jimmy celebrated behind him, while Jey tried to suppress his laughter.David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Nov. 2024
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Mandira and Mallika trade barbs or giggle together maniacally, seemingly at random, or it’s all revealed to be a dream.Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
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Mickey and friends popping up from the shadows saying ‘boo’ and then giggling.Brady MacDonald, Orange County Register, 24 Oct. 2024
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Could anyone utter these lofty words today without courting a chorus of snickers, a social-media immolation?George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Sugar might have caught its share of snickers when its big plot twist was revealed, but Colin Farrell is a huge movie star who carried that show, and that should be enough to give him the edge.Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 July 2024
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Seated several feet away as his name came up in relation to picking Foster, Martin Jarmond chuckled.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Harris chuckled through the sketch, as Rudolph mimicked the vice president.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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When Jonathan swam out to the dinghy, Nicky screamed no.Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
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He was allowed to be on that train and even to scream.Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Titter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titter. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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