TITTERING Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

tittering

verb

present participle of titter

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 Even the folks who cheered for Batman V Superman in the intro were tittering during the emotional climax. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026 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. — 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

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Sheen says, laughing, sitting on the back porch of his Malibu home.

— Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Following the shooting, Davis was seen dancing and laughing, according to prosecutors.

— CBS News, CBS News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of laughing

Verb

In one photo, Ray’s sister Ruby held up the giggling infant, making kissy faces at the baby wrapped up in a blanket.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2026
Last episode, Jelly and Devin were out there giggling on the beach like Will and Grace with sand stuck in their coochies.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of giggling

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The Tío Xavier persona that Becerra supporters have trotted out — a kind, chuckling sage — isn’t what California needs right now.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Cubs pitcher David Peterson was coming out of the bullpen to pitch in the eighth inning after the fight took place, and the umpires were chuckling.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of chuckling

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Young and the Panthers couldn’t capitalize on the iconic opportunity, though, and ultimately fell to the screaming green-and-gold parishioners, 27-19.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
Still, the very idea of such a thing freezes my brain, locking it into a mental feedback loop that’s the equivalent of running around in a tight circle flapping my arms wildly and screaming.

— Phil Plait, Scientific American, 30 Oct. 2026

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