titterverb [ I ]
uk/ˈtɪt.ər/us/ˈtɪt̬.ɚ/mainly UKto laugh nervously, often at something that you feel you should not be laughing at:
A couple of the younger teachers tittered at his dirty jokes.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smiles idiom
- be in convulsions idiom
- be rolling in the aisles idiom
- be wreathed in smiles idiom
- beam
- bust
- gale
- gales of laughter idiom
- giggle
- giggler
- giggly
- grin
- say cheese idiom
- simper
- smile
- smiley
- smiling
- smilingly
- stitch
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titter
noun [ C ] ukus
The love scene raised a few titters from a group of 10-year-olds.