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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tit•ter /ˈtɪtɚ/USA pronunciation v. [no object]- to giggle or laugh in a somewhat hesitant or nervous way:At first the audience tittered nervously at his jokes.
n. [countable] - a tittering laugh.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tit•ter (tit′ər),USA pronunciation v.i. - to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement.
n. - a tittering laugh.
- Scandinavian; compare Old Norse tittra to quiver, Swedish (dialect, dialectal) tittra to giggle
- perh. 1610–20
tit′ter•er, n. tit′ter•ing•ly, adv. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged snicker, snigger, giggle.
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