titter

(tĭt'ər)
intr.v., -tered, -ter·ing, -ters.
To laugh in a restrained, nervous way; giggle.

n.
A nervous giggle.

[Probably imitative.]

titterer tit'ter·er n.
titteringly tit'ter·ing·ly adv.

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verb

To laugh in a stifled way: giggle, snicker, snigger. See laughter.

noun

A stifled laugh: giggle, snicker, snigger. See laughter.

IN BRIEF: A nervous restrained laugh.

Learn to live well, or fairly make your will; you played, and loved, and ate, and drunk your fill: walk sober off; before a sprightlier age comes tittering on, and shoves you from the stage. — Alexander Pope (1688 - 1744)

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noun
noun, dated

A young woman or girl. (1812 — 1953).
Landfall Boys, she's a larky little titter (1953).

[Origin uncertain; cf. tit¹ noun, tit² noun.]

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Dansk (Danish)
v. intr. - fnise
n. - fnisen

Nederlands (Dutch)
giechelen, gegrinnik

Français (French)
v. intr. - ricaner, glousser
n. - ricanement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kichern
v. - kichern

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πνιχτό γελάκι
v. - γελώ ανόητα, κρυφογελώ

Italiano (Italian)
ridacchiare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - riso sufocado ou abafado (m)
v. - rir com riso abafado ou sufocado

Русский (Russian)
хихикать

Español (Spanish)
v. intr. - reírse disimuladamente
n. - risa ahogada o disimulada, risita

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fnitter, fniss
v. - fnittra, fnissa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
吃吃地笑, 偷笑, 窃笑, 傻笑, 吃吃笑

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. intr. - 吃吃地笑, 偷笑
n. - 竊笑, 傻笑, 偷笑, 吃吃笑

한국어 (Korean)
v. intr. - 킥킥 웃다, 소리를 죽여 웃다
n. - 킥킥 웃음, 소리를 죽여 웃음

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - くすくす笑う
n. - くすくす笑い

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ضحكه كهذه (فعل) يضحك على نحو نصف مكبوت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. intr. - ‮צחק צחוק כבוש, ציחקק, גיחך‬
n. - ‮צחקוק, צחוק כבוש‬

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