titter
verb (used without object)
to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement.
tittered
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past participleof titter.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof titter.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
titterverb (used without object)to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement.
Example Sentences
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The point was that Bush lacked “moral courage,” Mr. Trudeau explained defensively, though more than a few readers must have tittered at the cruelty of his word choice.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026
The audience tittered, uncertain if his panic was a bit.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2022
But titter not, lest you be tittered, it’s back tomorrow and the cold turkey will be brief.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2021
“You might be expecting me to say something bad about Kanye, and how he ran up on the stage and ruined my VMA . . .” she sang, as the audience tittered expectantly.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 14, 2019
The casing shattered, circuitry crunched, shrapnel tittered on the floor as the fifteen millimeter-thick calculator turned into a three millimeter-thick calculator.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
