Titter

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle.
  • n. A nervous giggle.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A nervous or repressed giggle.
  • v. To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued manner.
  • v. To teeter; to seesaw.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To laugh with the tongue striking against the root of the upper teeth; to laugh with restraint, or without much noise; to giggle.
  • n. A restrained laugh.
  • verb-intransitive. To seesaw. See teeter.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To move back and forth; sway; waver.
  • To teeter; seesaw.
  • To tremble.
  • To laugh in a restrained or nervous manner, as from suppressed mirth, pleasure, or embarrassment; giggle; snicker.
  • n. A restrained or nervous laugh; a giggle; a snicker. There's a titter of winds in that beechen tree.
  • n. A weed, probably the hairy vetch. See tine.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. laugh nervously
  • n. a nervous restrained laugh
  • Verb Form
    tittered    tittering    titters   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    laugh    express mirth    express joy    laughter   
    Variant
    teeter   
    Form
    tittered    tittering   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    giggle    laugh   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Ritter    Sitter    aglitter    bitter    chitter    critter    embitter    emitter    fitter    fritter   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    snicker    guffaw    giggle    cackle    snigger    jeer    quaver    sob    clunk    snort