† titteringn.¹

Forms: late Middle English titeryng, 1700s tittering.

Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.¹, -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: Probably < an unattested Middle English verb *titere, *tittere (see titter v.¹) + -ing suffix¹.

Obsolete. rare.

The action of tottering or swaying; unsteady movement.In quot. a1413 figurative: hesitation, vacillation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun]

yea-and-nayc1384

vacillationc1400

titteringa1413

stackeringc1440

wondingc1440

fluctuationc1450

waver1519

mammering1532

uncertainty1548

wavering1548

to and fro1553

suspense1560

staggering1565

suspension1568

mammery1578

demur1581

branle1591

dilly-dally1592

hesitance1601

irresolution1601

uncertainness1601

undecision1611

waveringness1614

hesitancy1617

unsettledness1619

hesitation1622

unresolvednessa1626

doubleness of minda1628

wavinga1628

swagging1636

poise1637

mambling1640

stickagea1647

vacillancy1668

whifflinga1677

hovering1679

unresolve1679

irresoluteness1686

shilly-shally1755

indecisiona1763

undecisiveness1779

indecisiveness1793

oscillation1798

flexility1815

shilly-shallying1842

swaying1850

Hamletism1852

teeter1855

havering1866

off and on1875

dilly-dallying1879

double-mindedness1881

hesitatingness1890

dither1958

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 1744 In titeryng and pursuyte and delayes The folk deuyne at waggynge of a stre.

1739 J. Spence Let. 23 Dec. in Academy (1875) 20 Feb. 191/3 So full of tittering and uncertainty in his carriage.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

titteringn.²

Brit.

/ˈtɪt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɪdərɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.², -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < titter v.² + -ing suffix¹.

The action of laughing in a somewhat suppressed or restrained way, often through nervousness or in ridicule; giggling. Also: an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > giggling or tittering

teeheeing?a1300

giggling?1518

tittering1637

twittering1654

titteration1753

gigglement1820

1637 ‘Doctor Merry-man’ Pennilesse Parl. Threed-bare Poets (title page) Composed By Doctor Merry-man: Not onely to purge Melancholy: but also to procure Tittering and Laughing.

1657 G. Thornley tr. Longus Daphnis & Chloe 129 The winking, nodding, laughing and tittering that was between them.

1759 W. H. Dilworth Life of Pope 124 This story..was the cause of so much tittering wherever her ladyship went.

1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote III. x. x. 103 The sneers and stifled titterings of some of the company.

1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 572/2 Whisperings, and titterings, and horse laughter, and loud gaffaws.

1833 D. MacMillan in T. Hughes Mem. D. MacMillan (1882) iii. 50 The everlasting tittering and smirking..is most loathsome.

1922 Youth's Compan. 19 Oct. 596/3 The tittering stopped after a while.

1991 M. Dorris & L. Erdrich Crown of Columbus iv. 60 A surfeit of football or hockey players is probable cause for tittering in the faculty lounge.

2015 R. Crane & C. Fryer Crane viii. 56 Walking through a crowded Du-Par's to get a hamburger suddenly became disconcerting as we heard tittering.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

† titteringadj.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.¹, -ing suffix².

Etymology: < titter v.¹ + -ing suffix².

Obsolete (regional in later use).

Characterized by unsteady movement; tottering, swaying; (of a sound) quavering.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adjective]

waveringc1540

tilting1606

titubating1653

volatile1654

tittering1661

drunken1786

wavery1820

vacillating1822

joggly1828

yawing1835

teetering1845

wambly1857

pecky1864

drunk1881

teetery1900

wambling1908

1661 K. W. Confused Characters 33 Then he Gallops a titering pace home.

1844 W. Miller in D. Robertson Songs for Nursery 46/1 I weary for the simmer woods The lintie's titterin' sang.

1901 ‘Zack’ Tales of Dunstable Weir 217 The child gie'd a little tittering scrit, and her drawed un closer.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019).

titteringadj.²

Brit.

/ˈtɪt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈtɪdərɪŋ/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.², -ing suffix².

Etymology: < titter v.² + -ing suffix².

That titters; laughing in a suppressed, nervous, or giggling manner. Also: characterized by laughter of this kind.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [adjective] > giggling

giggling1611

tittering1671

teeheeing1935

1671 J. Eachard Some Observ. Answer to Grounds Contempt of Clergy 152 One should have stood in tittering readiness.

1684 T. Creech tr. Horace Odes i. ix, in tr. Horace Odes, Satyrs, & Epist. (new ed.) 15 To hear the hiding Maid..By her own tittering laugh betray'd.

1700 M. Pix Beau Defeated v. 44 The tittering Damsel behind me.

1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lv. 203 A whisper circulated at our expence,..accompanied with many..tittering observations.

1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 75 Young tittering ladies.

1879 G. A. Sala Paris herself Again II. xxiii. 338 A group of tattling and tittering..sight-seers.

1926 Musical Times 67 600/2 An audience largely composed of tittering he- and she-asses who think the songs are funny.

1988 N. Bissoondath Casual Brutality v. 73 I did not like the men who were pundits. I did not like the way they were catered to by tittering, subservient women.

2003 Independent 19 July (Mag.) 3/2 You Goddamn tittering Swede moron—you lousy stewbum.

Derivatives

ˈtitteringly adv.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [adverb] > giggling

titteringly1798

1798 J. S. Murray Gleaner III. lxx. 14 A pretty Miss of twenty..titteringly expressed her hopes.

1892 G. Hake Mem. 80 Years xxviii. 86 They had to smile titteringly as well as to listen.

1984 News Herald (Panama City, Florida) 7 July (Entertainer section) 12 e/1 It's an adolescent fantasy of a movie, simple-minded and titteringly vulgar.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

n.¹a1413

n.²1637

adj.¹1661

adj.²1671

单词	tittering
释义	† titteringn.¹ Forms: late Middle English titeryng, 1700s tittering. Origin: Probably formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.¹, -ing suffix¹. Etymology: Probably < an unattested Middle English verb titere, tittere (see titter v.¹) + -ing suffix¹. Obsolete. rare. The action of tottering or swaying; unsteady movement.In quot. a1413 figurative: hesitation, vacillation. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > decision > irresolution or vacillation > [noun] yea-and-nayc1384 vacillationc1400 titteringa1413 stackeringc1440 wondingc1440 fluctuationc1450 waver1519 mammering1532 uncertainty1548 wavering1548 to and fro1553 suspense1560 staggering1565 suspension1568 mammery1578 demur1581 branle1591 dilly-dally1592 hesitance1601 irresolution1601 uncertainness1601 undecision1611 waveringness1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unresolvednessa1626 doubleness of minda1628 wavinga1628 swagging1636 poise1637 mambling1640 stickagea1647 vacillancy1668 whifflinga1677 hovering1679 unresolve1679 irresoluteness1686 shilly-shally1755 indecisiona1763 undecisiveness1779 indecisiveness1793 oscillation1798 flexility1815 shilly-shallying1842 swaying1850 Hamletism1852 teeter1855 havering1866 off and on1875 dilly-dallying1879 double-mindedness1881 hesitatingness1890 dither1958 a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 1744 In titeryng and pursuyte and delayes The folk deuyne at waggynge of a stre. 1739 J. Spence Let. 23 Dec. in Academy (1875) 20 Feb. 191/3 So full of tittering and uncertainty in his carriage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2021). titteringn.² Brit. /ˈtɪt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɪdərɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.², -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < titter v.² + -ing suffix¹. The action of laughing in a somewhat suppressed or restrained way, often through nervousness or in ridicule; giggling. Also: an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [noun] > giggling or tittering teeheeing?a1300 giggling?1518 tittering1637 twittering1654 titteration1753 gigglement1820 1637 ‘Doctor Merry-man’ Pennilesse Parl. Threed-bare Poets (title page) Composed By Doctor Merry-man: Not onely to purge Melancholy: but also to procure Tittering and Laughing. 1657 G. Thornley tr. Longus Daphnis & Chloe 129 The winking, nodding, laughing and tittering that was between them. 1759 W. H. Dilworth Life of Pope 124 This story..was the cause of so much tittering wherever her ladyship went. 1773 R. Graves Spiritual Quixote III. x. x. 103 The sneers and stifled titterings of some of the company. 1821 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 10 572/2 Whisperings, and titterings, and horse laughter, and loud gaffaws. 1833 D. MacMillan in T. Hughes Mem. D. MacMillan (1882) iii. 50 The everlasting tittering and smirking..is most loathsome. 1922 Youth's Compan. 19 Oct. 596/3 The tittering stopped after a while. 1991 M. Dorris & L. Erdrich Crown of Columbus iv. 60 A surfeit of football or hockey players is probable cause for tittering in the faculty lounge. 2015 R. Crane & C. Fryer Crane viii. 56 Walking through a crowded Du-Par's to get a hamburger suddenly became disconcerting as we heard tittering. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † titteringadj.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.¹, -ing suffix². Etymology: < titter v.¹ + -ing suffix². Obsolete (regional in later use). Characterized by unsteady movement; tottering, swaying; (of a sound) quavering. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > unsteady movement > [adjective] waveringc1540 tilting1606 titubating1653 volatile1654 tittering1661 drunken1786 wavery1820 vacillating1822 joggly1828 yawing1835 teetering1845 wambly1857 pecky1864 drunk1881 teetery1900 wambling1908 1661 K. W. Confused Characters 33 Then he Gallops a titering pace home. 1844 W. Miller in D. Robertson Songs for Nursery 46/1 I weary for the simmer woods The lintie's titterin' sang. 1901 ‘Zack’ Tales of Dunstable Weir 217 The child gie'd a little tittering scrit, and her drawed un closer. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019). titteringadj.² Brit. /ˈtɪt(ə)rɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈtɪdərɪŋ/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: titter v.², -ing suffix². Etymology: < titter v.² + -ing suffix². That titters; laughing in a suppressed, nervous, or giggling manner. Also: characterized by laughter of this kind. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [adjective] > giggling giggling1611 tittering1671 teeheeing1935 1671 J. Eachard Some Observ. Answer to Grounds Contempt of Clergy 152 One should have stood in tittering readiness. 1684 T. Creech tr. Horace Odes i. ix, in tr. Horace Odes, Satyrs, & Epist. (new ed.) 15 To hear the hiding Maid..By her own tittering laugh betray'd. 1700 M. Pix Beau Defeated v. 44 The tittering Damsel behind me. 1748 T. Smollett Roderick Random II. lv. 203 A whisper circulated at our expence,..accompanied with many..tittering observations. 1801 M. Edgeworth Forester in Moral Tales I. 75 Young tittering ladies. 1879 G. A. Sala Paris herself Again II. xxiii. 338 A group of tattling and tittering..sight-seers. 1926 Musical Times 67 600/2 An audience largely composed of tittering he- and she-asses who think the songs are funny. 1988 N. Bissoondath Casual Brutality v. 73 I did not like the men who were pundits. I did not like the way they were catered to by tittering, subservient women. 2003 Independent 19 July (Mag.) 3/2 You Goddamn tittering Swede moron—you lousy stewbum. Derivatives ˈtitteringly adv. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pleasure > laughter > types of laughter > [adverb] > giggling titteringly1798 1798 J. S. Murray Gleaner III. lxx. 14 A pretty Miss of twenty..titteringly expressed her hopes. 1892 G. Hake Mem. 80 Years xxviii. 86 They had to smile titteringly as well as to listen. 1984 News Herald (Panama City, Florida) 7 July (Entertainer section) 12 e/1 It's an adolescent fantasy of a movie, simple-minded and titteringly vulgar. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹a1413n.²1637adj.¹1661adj.²1671
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