as in laughed
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 tittered
As each skated and waited for their scores to post, the crowd tittered with nervous unease.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tittered
Verb
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When asked about that, Jones laughed.—
Alex Zalben,
IndieWire,
3 June 2026
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According to Marcia, George was convinced he’d be laughed out of Hollywood because in the original script characters were running around and shooting at one another and nobody was getting hurt.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2026
Verb
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As Spade giggled in her first-class seat, Shuter asked what could possibly be so funny in the magazine.—
Dan Adler,
Vanity Fair,
12 May 2026
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Aaron Boone, meanwhile, giggled over the way Sterling reacted to getting hit by a foul ball in the booth in 2023.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
Verb
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The cast chuckled before Griffin cut in with some deep NBA lore.—
Mike Prada,
New York Times,
18 May 2026
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Reid chuckled, then offered the sweetest thought about the wedding.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Angered by the demonstration, Keenan first screamed at the protesters and then spit in the face of one.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
29 May 2026
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There were so many cool sculptures and pieces of architecture that screamed to be turned into a puzzle.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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“Tittered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tittered. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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