titters 1 of 2

plural of titter

titters

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of titter

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of titters
Noun
And from there, titters occasionally came out as the unleashed host moved on to one of the highest forms of comedy, muskrat humor. Chris Willman, Variety, 23 May 2026 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
  • The risk, though, with horror-comedy—with dinging from chuckles to shrieks and back again—is always an evacuated center.
    James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
  • There was a point in Patrick Paul’s ascension last season where his smirk, his hearty chuckles irritated, if not frustrated his opponents to the point of anger.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 June 2026
Verb
  • Mensah laughs at getting tiebreaker changed Last year, Darian Mensah led Duke to its first ACC title since 1989.
    Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
  • King laughs, and warns Carrol against comparing him to Jesus.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • Keira Knightley is all giggles at day 12 of the 2026 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on July 10.
    People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
  • Admittedly, Carmy is not exactly a bucket of giggles in this episode, or, really, in any episode.
    Jen Chaney, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Noun
  • There were snickers from some of the other students, including a tall and lank-haired kid whose name Adele didn’t know.
    Jonathan Franzen, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • The event also had free opportunities to take photos, get ice cream snickers and have earned a Super Bowl post card.
    Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado Updated February 5, Sacbee.com, 5 Feb. 2026

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“Titters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titters. Accessed 26 Jul. 2026.

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