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TITTER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nervous restrained laugh

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("titter" is a kind of...):

laugh; laughter (the sound of laughing)

Derivation:

titter (laugh nervously)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Laugh nervously

Example:

The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom

Synonyms:

giggle; titter

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "titter" is one way to...):

express joy; express mirth; laugh (produce laughter)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

titter (a nervous restrained laugh)

titterer (a person who laughs nervously)

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