as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement
a titter swept through the crowd at his verbal slip
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as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
even as students in the sex ed class continued to titter, the lecturer plowed ahead
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Kate Cohen, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Santiago, dressed as the Grim Reaper, toys with her for a while, giving her a bit of hope before killing her in front of an audience that nervously titters before bursting into applause.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 May 2024
His every appearance is met with titters of laughter, all amply deserved.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 June 2023
A bit of public masturbation by a gravesite, rendered in dim blue light as Turturro faces away from the audience, with a splatter of ejaculate rendered through projections (by Alex Basco Koch), gets a few predictable titters from the audience but never feels as edgy as it’s presumably meant to.
—Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
There are some titters from his family, more deflated than amused.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
There’s much comedy in the asking (menopausal feminists delivering deliberately unfunny monologues at open-mic night at the local comedy club prompts an uneasy titter in both the audience and the reader), but the novel makes clear that the answers aren’t straightforward.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
There was delighted laughter of those surprised by humorous turns that rarely get a titter anymore.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
The crowd began to titter as Newman shaded his eyes, pretending to look into the stands for a challenger.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
Little Madilyn, tittering, looks up at me and stuffs both hands into her mouth to stop from whooping.
—E. Jean Carroll, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2018
As a consumer product for those who titter, this production appears to check all the boxes.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
All hail sound designer Ben Burtt: The tittering probe droid, the braying AT-AT laserspray.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2019
That didn’t seem to faze the opening-night audience, which tittered at each scandalous line.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2019
The pass arrived just in time, and the crowd tittered in excitement.
—Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Six floors below Picasso’s most famous painting the audience tittered.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018
Noun
Trump rallies have over-the-top party energy; Trump nicknames draw titters from the crowd.
—Kate Cohen, Washington Post, 25 July 2024
Santiago, dressed as the Grim Reaper, toys with her for a while, giving her a bit of hope before killing her in front of an audience that nervously titters before bursting into applause.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 May 2024
His every appearance is met with titters of laughter, all amply deserved.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 30 June 2023
A bit of public masturbation by a gravesite, rendered in dim blue light as Turturro faces away from the audience, with a splatter of ejaculate rendered through projections (by Alex Basco Koch), gets a few predictable titters from the audience but never feels as edgy as it’s presumably meant to.
—Vulture, 2 Nov. 2023
There are some titters from his family, more deflated than amused.
—Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
There’s much comedy in the asking (menopausal feminists delivering deliberately unfunny monologues at open-mic night at the local comedy club prompts an uneasy titter in both the audience and the reader), but the novel makes clear that the answers aren’t straightforward.
—Claire Messud, Harper's Magazine, 22 June 2021
There was delighted laughter of those surprised by humorous turns that rarely get a titter anymore.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2023
Verb
As a beaming Turner greeted a cast of hopefuls in the premiere episode, the senior center crowd tittered at attention-getting strategies like riding up to the Bachelor Mansion on a motorcycle, groaning at the franchise’s wink-wink, nudge-nudge innuendo.
—Julia Jacobs, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2023
The crowd began to titter as Newman shaded his eyes, pretending to look into the stands for a challenger.
—Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 June 2023
Little Madilyn, tittering, looks up at me and stuffs both hands into her mouth to stop from whooping.
—E. Jean Carroll, Outside Online, 15 Nov. 2018
As a consumer product for those who titter, this production appears to check all the boxes.
—Ed Stockly, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2021
All hail sound designer Ben Burtt: The tittering probe droid, the braying AT-AT laserspray.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2019
That didn’t seem to faze the opening-night audience, which tittered at each scandalous line.
—Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2019
The pass arrived just in time, and the crowd tittered in excitement.
—Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com, 3 Aug. 2019
Six floors below Picasso’s most famous painting the audience tittered.
—Chloe Malle, Vogue, 20 Nov. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for titter
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Some saw its funny side and left laughing emojis in the comments section, while others shared their similar experiences as hiring managers.Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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The documentary offers a behind-the-scenes look at their lives, tour, careers, and the magic of making people laugh together.Matt Grobar, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
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No doubt my movements were observed with raucous laughter.Natasha Gural, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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Novak asked after the laughter died down (this happened a lot).Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 20 Oct. 2024
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Behar, 82, asked, while Alyssa Farah Griffin giggled in her seat.EW.com, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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One post shows the two giggling uncontrollably while pretending to fight.Avalon Hester, People.com, 27 Oct. 2024
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The outdoor effigy has been eliciting snickers, sneers — and the ire of politicians, who have called it a stunt.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 10 Oct. 2024
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The differences were stark and — save for the occasional groan, eye roll or sarcastic snicker — politely received.Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2024
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Seated several feet away as his name came up in relation to picking Foster, Martin Jarmond chuckled.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
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Harris chuckled through the sketch, as Rudolph mimicked the vice president.Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY, 3 Nov. 2024
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As Neely screamed about being hungry and thirsty, Kenniff said, the environment changed when Neely took off his jacket, whipped it around his head and dropped it on the ground with such force the train fell silent.Eric Levenson, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
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Each recipe’s episode goes live at the start of the following month on the Dinner SOS feed. November 2024: Caramel Apple Monkey Bread Photo by Travis Rainey, Food Styling by Jesse Szewczyk, Prop Styling by Alexandra Massillon This project bake screams autumn.Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appétit, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Titter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/titter. Accessed 9 Nov. 2024.
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