titter
/ˈtɪtər/
noun
- A short, quiet, or nervous laugh.
- Her comment was met with a titter rather than a full laugh.
- He heard a titter from the back row and turned around to see what was funny.
- A titter ran through the classroom when the hamster escaped its cage.
verb
- To laugh in a quiet, nervous, or restrained way, often at something slightly embarrassing or silly.
- She tried not to titter during the serious speech, but the joke was too funny.
- A few people in the audience tittered nervously when the actor forgot his lines.
- The children began to titter when the teacher's chair squeaked loudly.
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