as in laughing
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 tittering
Occasionally, breakfast proceedings would be interrupted by a cheeky monkey sitting up on the rafters, and staffers would be on high alert with their wild gesticulating, causing tittering among diners.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
As Hedda’s actions grow more extreme, the audience could be heard tittering.
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Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
The band finds their footing in the song’s first minutes — tittering cymbals, a piano line, a knotty electric guitar, and chanted vocals in Spanish and French build like a symphony.
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Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
As Hedda’s actions grow more extreme, the audience could be heard tittering.
—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
The band finds their footing in the song’s first minutes — tittering cymbals, a piano line, a knotty electric guitar, and chanted vocals in Spanish and French build like a symphony.
—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for tittering
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Cameras later caught Cunningham laughing as Bonner's meltdown escalated, and both players were hit with technical fouls.
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Gates recalled laughing at his thriftiness—but for the hedge fund mogul, every penny counts.
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Humans and great apes have been giggling in similar ways since branching off the evolutionary tree, a new study suggests.
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The two brothers were spotted giggling during a ceremonial carriage ride.
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And The Rest Is Football(Netflix, YouTube) is the latest podcast to make the leap to the small screen, with former England internationals Gary Lineker, Alan Shearer, and the ever-chuckling Micah Richards serving up a daily helping of World Cup analysis alongside the usual chummy banter.
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Baffert watched it all on his laptop from California, chuckling as the board showing the horse’s price flaked out momentarily.
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An open 911 line allowed dispatchers to hear gunshots and people screaming inside the building.
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But doing grand openings and screaming out loud doesn't resonate with the brand.
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“Tittering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tittering. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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