as in chuckles
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
a titter swept through the crowd at his verbal slip
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as in laughs
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 titters
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
Meyers acted his dang butt off in this sketch, and the audience paid him back with unsure and hesitating titters — not crickets, but not enthusiasm either.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titters
Noun
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That one got a big laugh out of Schmitt and a chuckles from his wife.—
Alexander Bolton,
The Hill,
12 Dec. 2025
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There are a lot more chuckles in Episode 2, not just because there is no longer a terrorist subplot and its resulting anxiety to be grappled with, but because Florence Welch, of Florence + the Machine, makes for such a sweet comic foil, of sorts.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Simmons laughs when recalling the experience.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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Honestly, my only regret is this thing in the eye [laughs].—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The teaser video that followed showed a device straight out of a sci-fi film, something between Wall-E and BB-8, with a camera that giggles and swivels on command.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Oct. 2025
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At one point, Gracie Abrams giggles with Swift behind the scenes, while Carpenter appears in a t-shirt and sits on a couch as the trek’s headliner practices guitar.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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While there were a few snickers, the photographers obliged and got their photos.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Titters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titters. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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