tittertit‧ter /ˈtɪtə $ -ər/ verb [intransitive] 
Word Origin Examples
At the word ‘breast’, some of the class tittered.—titter noun [countable]
Word OriginWORD ORIGINtitter
Verb TableOrigin:
1600-1700 From the soundVERB TABLE
titter
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | titter |
| he, she, it | titters | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tittered |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tittered |
| he, she, it | has tittered | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tittered |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will titter |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tittered |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am tittering |
| he, she, it | is tittering | |
| you, we, they | are tittering | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was tittering |
| you, we, they | were tittering | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tittering |
| he, she, it | has been tittering | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tittering |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tittering |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tittering |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- As the teacher read the poem someone tittered.
- On the edge of the crowd a few young men tittered, whistled, applauded and stamped their feet.
- People riotously reel around here, fighting, fondling, tittering, clowning.
- The crowd tittered, but he looked at them and silenced the titters.
- This caused some of the other children to titter, quickly putting their hands over their mouths to stifle the sound.
THESAURUS► laugh
to laugh quietly in a high voice, especially because you are nervous: to make sounds with your voice and move your face, because you think that something is funny: · He looked so funny that we couldn’t stop laughing.
► giggle to laugh quickly in a high voice, especially in a slightly silly way, or because you are nervous or embarrassed: · A group of teenage girls were giggling in a corner.· She tends to giggle when she meets new people.
► chuckle to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about or reading something funny: · He was chuckling to himself over an article in the paper.· ‘We used to get up to all kinds of mischief.’ She chuckled at the memory.
► snigger British English, snicker American English to laugh quietly in an unkind or unpleasant way, for example when someone is hurt or embarrassed: · Billy stood up and started to sing, and one or two people sniggered.
► titter to laugh quietly in a high voice, especially about something that is rude or about sex, or is embarrassing for someone: · As a nation we love to titter over politicians’ sex scandals.· schoolboys tittering over a magazine
► roar with laughter to laugh very loudly, especially with a deep voice: · I could hear my father roaring with laughter at something on TV.
► shriek with laughter to laugh very loudly, especially with a high voice: · Patsy chased him down the stairs, shrieking with laughter.
► howl with laughter to laugh very loudly – used especially about a group of people laughing together: · His plays have made audiences howl with laughter.
► in stitches laughing so much that you cannot stop: · It was such a funny film – it had us all in stitches.
► guffaw to laugh very loudly and without trying to stop yourself: · The audience guffawed at his nonstop jokes.
► cackle to laugh loudly in an unpleasant way: · The old woman cackled at the trouble she was causing.
Longman Language Activatorto laugh because something is funny► laugh to laugh because something is funny or because you are enjoying yourself: · I laughed all the way through the film.· I thought Dad would be angry, but he just laughed.laugh about: · I couldn't understand what they were all laughing about.laugh at: · No-one laughed at his jokes.burst out laughing (=suddenly laugh loudly): · We just looked at each other and burst out laughing.
► laughter the sound you make when you laugh: · We could hear laughter coming from the next room.roar with laughter (=laugh very loudly): · The show was a great success, and had the audience roaring with laughter.burst/gurgle/snort etc of laughter: · There was a burst of laughter when he appeared.· Thelma gave a gurgle of laughter.
► have a laugh especially British if people have a laugh about something, they all laugh about it together: have a laugh about/at: · When I realised my mistake, we had a laugh about it.have a good laugh: · It was a bit scary at the time, but afterwards we all had a good laugh.
► chuckle to laugh quietly, especially because you are thinking about something funny: · "Do you remember when Michelle fell in the river?" Morgan chuckled.chuckle at/about: · "We used to get up to all kinds of mischief." She chuckled at the memory.chuckle to yourself: · Simon sat reading a magazine, chuckling to himself.
► giggle to laugh quietly and repeatedly like a child because of something funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed: · She giggled nervously and went bright pink.giggle at/over: · Linda and Christina were giggling at some private joke.
► titter to laugh quietly in a high voice, because you are nervous, embarrassed, or slightly amused: · As the teacher read the poem someone tittered.
At the word ‘breast’, some of the class tittered.—titter noun [countable]