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verb

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of titter
Noun
This sacred sitcom Ark of the Covenant — stuffed with guffaws and chuckles and titters — was used for decades. James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 May 2025 The exchange gets nothing more than a couple awkward titters, and home viewers can practically see the audience enthusiasm evaporating in the 8H studio. Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 14 Feb. 2025 The question got titters from the audience, and not because finding the remainder in a division problem is so hilarious (the answer, BTW, is two, with 16 beads on each bracelet). Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 29 Jan. 2025 Trump rallies have over-the-top party energy; Trump nicknames draw titters from the crowd. Kate Cohen, Washington Post, 25 July 2024 There are some titters from his family, more deflated than amused. Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023 His every appearance is met with titters of laughter, all amply deserved. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 June 2023
Verb
The crowd at last year’s glitzy Next on Netflix UK event tittered politely. Max Goldbart, Deadline, 21 July 2025 Hawkins, however, knows how to use her twee energy to her advantage, largely tittering and mumbling away. David Sims, The Atlantic, 30 May 2025 Its symbols are instantly recognizable: the lunch lady ladling mysterious slop onto trays, a bully who teases the meek, girls and boys tittering about their crushes. Sam Corbin, New York Times, 13 May 2025 Jenna was the only one upset to hear the news that had all the other girls tittering. Brian Moylan, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titter
Noun
  • His friends respond with knowing chuckles.
    Andy Rose, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
  • The humor is clever and sharp, with a half-dozen jokes per half-hour guaranteed to elicit a chuckle or more.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 22 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Every so often, there's a disconnect, of course, but instead of letting those bumps unravel their meaningful connection, Lexi laughs.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 26 Aug. 2025
  • He was then seen laughing while talking to those around him.
    Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Characters new and old navigate the waters of Sacred Heart with laughter, heart and some surprises along the way.
    Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
  • On this ride, the tears are just as valuable as the laughter.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The puns are enough to make even the grumpiest of reporters giggle.
    David Wysong, Cincinnati Enquirer, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The singer also added clips of the women giggling with each other over meals at the villa and out for dinner at restaurants.
    Erin Clack, People.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The carnage leads to a sigh of an epilogue that seems, without giving anything away, like a curious letdown, a cruel little snicker from Aster that doesn’t entirely satisfy.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 2025
  • League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity. 3.
    Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Deputies arrived to the sound of screaming and found the 16-year-old Elijah Quintero on the ground with multiple gunshot wounds to his upper body.
    David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Curtis Pleasant remembers wading through the water, chest deep, screaming and searching.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025

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“Titter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titter. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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