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titter

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of titter

an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement

  • a titter swept through the crowd at his verbal slip
Synonyms of titter

belly laugh, boff (or boffo), boffola, cachinnation, cackle, chortle, chuckle, giggle, guffaw, hee-haw, horselaugh, laugh, laughter, snicker, snigger, twitter
Words Related to titter

crow, whoop

grin, simper, smile, smirk
Near Antonyms of titter

cry, groan, moan, sob, wail

face, frown, grimace, lower (also lour), mouth, pout, scowl

titter

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of titter

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

  • even as students in the sex ed class continued to titter, the lecturer plowed ahead
Synonyms of titter

break up, cackle, chortle, chuckle, crack up, giggle, hee-haw, laugh, roar, scream, snicker, twitter
Words Related to titter

grin, smile
Phrases Synonymous with titter

split one's sides
Near Antonyms of titter

bawl, blubber, cry, sob, weep

howl, scream, squall, wail, yowl

bleat, pule, whimper, whine

sniffle, snivel

groan, moan, sigh

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