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titter
What does titter mean?
titter (verb): to laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce titter?
/ˈtɪtɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does titter come from?
Probably from Middle English *titeren, *titren (attested in Middle English titering (“hesitation, vacillation”)), probably a frequentative of Middle English titten (“to waver”), ultimately of imitative origin.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of titter?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “titter” mean?
to look forth from concealment, especially through a narrow opening, or while trying not to be seen or noticed
Not quite: that's what peep means.
to gradually cause (something frozen, such as earth, ice, or snow) to melt or soften by raising the temperature
Not quite: that's what thaw means.
to evoke, educe (emotions, feelings, responses, etc.); to generate, obtain, or provoke as a response or answer
Not quite: that's what elicit means.
to laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement
Right! That's what “titter” means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “titter”?
plunge
Not quite: plunge means something else.
giggle
Right!
weaken
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aspire
Not quite: aspire means something else.
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