tittered

ˈtɪtəd

Definition

Definition of tittered - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

emotion

Rare

characterized by nervous or restrained laughter

Rare

The room was filled with tittered whispers.
Their tittered comments hinted at a shared secret.
The tittered atmosphere made everyone uneasy.

giggled

snickered

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Origin of tittered

Old English, titerian (to laugh) + -ed (past tense)

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French:contenu, ...
German:gekichert, ...
Italian:imbarazzato, ...
Spanish:nervioso, ...
Portuguese:nervoso, ...
Chinese:窃笑的, ...
Japanese:くすくす笑い, ...
Arabic:مَصْحُوب بِضَحِك مَكْبُوت, ...
Hebrew:מְצַחְקֵק, ...
Russian:сдержанный, ...
Ukrainian:стриманий, ...
Hindi:नर्वस हंसी से भरा, ...
Bengali:স্নায়বিক হাসির, ...
Catalan:nerviós, ...
Czech:chichotavý, ...
Danish:nervøs, ...
Dutch:onderdrukte, ...
Greek:νευρικός, ...
Hungarian:kuncogó, ...
Khmer:គឹលៗដោយអៀន, ...
Korean:긴장된 웃음이 섞인, ...
Persian:خنده‌دار, ...
Polish:stłumiony, ...
Portuguese (BR):contido, ...
Romanian:nervos, ...
Swedish:fnittrande, ...
Thai:หัวเราะเบา ๆ, ...
Turkish:sinirli kahkahalarla dolu, ...
Vietnamese:cười khúc khích, ...

titter

ˈtɪt.ər

Definition of titter - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

intr.

quiet laugh

Rare

laugh quietly or nervously, sometimes to express something

Rare

She tittered at his joke during class.

giggle

snicker

Noun

soft laugh

Rare

quiet, restrained laugh

Rare

Her joke caused a titter among the audience..

chuckle

giggle

emotion

Rare

nervous or somewhat repressed giggle

Rare

She let out a titter during the awkward silence.

chuckle

giggle

snicker

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Origin of titter

Old English, titian (to titter)

Examples of titter in a sentence

They tittered nervously during the tense interview.
A titter spread through the classroom.
There was a titter at the back of the room.
A titter escaped the crowd during the serious speech.
There was a titter from the audience at the unexpected joke.

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French:pouffer, petit rire, ...
German:kichern, leises Lachen, ...
Italian:ridacchiare, risata sommessa, ...
Spanish:reírse nerviosamente, risa contenida, ...
Portuguese:rir baixinho, riso contido, ...
Chinese:窃笑, 轻笑, ...
Japanese:くすくす笑う, くすくす笑い, ...
Arabic:ضَحِكَ بِخِفَّة, ضِحْكَة خَفِيفَة, ...
Hebrew:לְצַחְקֵק, גִּיחוּךְ, ...
Russian:хихикать, хихиканье, ...
Ukrainian:хихотіти, хихикання, ...
Hindi:दबी हँसी हँसना, दबी हंसी, ...
Bengali:নীরবে হাসা, মৃদু হাসি, ...
Catalan:riure fluixet, rialla continguda, ...
Czech:chichotat se, chichot, ...
Danish:fnise, dæmpet latter, ...
Dutch:giechelen, giechel, ...
Greek:χασκογελάω, χαμηλό γέλιο, ...
Hungarian:kuncogni, kuncogás, ...
Khmer:សើចគឹល, សំណើចសើចគឹមៗ, ...
Korean:킥킥거리다, 낄낄 웃음, ...
Persian:ریزخندیدن, خنده آرام, ...
Polish:chichotać, chichot, ...
Portuguese (BR):rir baixinho, riso contido, ...
Romanian:a chicoti, râs încet, ...
Swedish:fnissar, fniss, ...
Thai:หัวเราะคิกคัก, หัวเราะเบาๆ, ...
Turkish:fısıldayarak gülmek, kıkırdama, ...
Vietnamese:cười khúc khích, cười nhẹ nhàng, ...

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Definition of tittered - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

Origin of tittered

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Definition of titter - Reverso English Dictionary

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Noun

Origin of titter

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