titter
verb (used without object)
to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement.
titters
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present tense formof titter (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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Tanden can reflexively rattle off the particularities of housing protocols I couldn’t begin to decode; she titters with satisfaction upon recounting the intricacies of a long-discarded Australian cap-and-trade proposal.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
The pair took a beat through bubbling titters from the audience before knowingly yelling, “Happy Pride everyone!”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026
The upper keys were pressed to combine different types of laughter, from titters to belly laughs, and the foot pedals controlled the timing and duration of the laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
He asked the audience for a show of hands for who had been to the Hampshire attraction, and after a few titters and an expression of "not enough" from the PM, he accelerated.
From BBC ● Nov. 22, 2021
James joined in the renewed titters, but the tips of his ears looked suddenly sunburned.
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
