titter
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Definition of titter
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Synonyms for titter
Synonyms: Verb
break up, cackle, chortle, chuckle, crack up, giggle, hee-haw, laugh, roar, scream, snicker, twitter
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Examples of titter in a Sentence
Verb
Some people in the audience tittered nervously during an awkward pause in the speech. even as students in the sex ed class continued to titter, the lecturer plowed aheadRecent Examples on the Web: Verb
The pass arrived just in time, and the crowd tittered in excitement. — Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, "After another strong day from Lamar Jackson, John Harbaugh ‘real pleased’ with Ravens’ passing game," 3 Aug. 2019 Six floors below Picasso’s most famous painting the audience tittered. — Chloe Malle, Vogue, "For He’s a Jolly Goodfella! Celebrating Martin Scorsese at Chanel’s MoMA Film Benefit," 20 Nov. 2018 Make vibrant coral reef B-roll and penguin tittering a non-intrusive backdrop to your own animalistic instincts. — Beca Grimm, GQ, "The Lazy Couple’s Guide to a Valentine’s Day Netflix Binge," 12 Feb. 2018 Two Lovers’’: sullen, mumbling, chewing gum, refusing to remove his sunglasses, barely interacting with Dave — the audience tittering uncomfortably — and then lashing out at him. — Bret Easton Ellis, New York Times, "The Weird Brilliance of Joaquin Phoenix," 6 Sep. 2017 CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Moments after KyMe was no longer a Cleveland Cavalier on Tuesday night, wits tittered on Twitter that the Boston Celtics gave up heaven and flat Earth to get him. — Bill Livingston, cleveland.com, "Cleveland Cavaliers get Isaiah Thomas and much more for false teammate Kyrie Irving: Bill Livingston (photos)," 22 Aug. 2017 The reform-minded, tuned-in crowd of more than 200 tittered. — Chris Brennan, Philly.com, "The future of politics - and Bob Brady - in Philadelphia," 14 Aug. 2017 And the rest of us will titter at those primitive, chipless fools. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "Americans microchipped in the land of the free," 26 July 2017 The crowd nervously tittered at the collective memory of the mash-up Western. — Yohana Desta, HWD, "Scarlett Johansson Slyly Addresses Ghost In the Shell’s Disappointing Box Office," 22 Apr. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'titter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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