Titter (Verb)
Meaning
Laugh nervously; "The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom".
Classification
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.
Examples
- The audience began to titter as the comedian tripped on stage and fell over.
- The students tittered when their teacher started singing along to the school song.
- She tried to maintain a straight face, but couldn't help but titter at her friend's silly joke.
- The guests started to titter as the drunk best man stumbled through his speech.
- At the awkward comment, the whole class tittered in an attempt to ease the tension.