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tittered
past simple and past participle oftitter
titter
verb[ I ]
mainly UKuk /ˈtɪt.ər/ us /ˈtɪt̬.ɚ/
to laugh nervously, often at something that you feel you should not be laughing at: （常指对不该笑的事物）紧张地笑，傻笑
A couple of the younger teachers tittered at his dirty jokes.听完他讲的黄色笑话，几个年轻点的教师痴痴地笑了起来。
Their performance left the audience tittering with embarrassed laughter.
Synonym
giggle
She tittered and blushed.
Schoolkids usually titter hysterically at any nudity.
She tittered like a schoolgirl telling a naughty story.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Laughing and smiling
a gleam in your eyeidiom
amused
be all smilesidiom
be in convulsionsidiom
be rolling in the aislesidiom
be wreathed in smilesidiom
burst
cheesy
crease
dissolve
giggle
giggler
gigglingly
giggly
not know whether to laugh or cryidiom
piss yourself (laughing)idiom
quake
rictus
say cheeseidiom
simper
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