TITTERED Synonyms: 34 Similar and Opposite Words

tittered

verb

past tense of titter

as in laughed

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound even as students in the sex ed class continued to titter, the lecturer plowed ahead

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Recent Examples of tittered As each skated and waited for their scores to post, the crowd tittered with nervous unease. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026

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My whole life, my father had brightened at the sight of me, laughed at my jokes, and advised my brother, three years younger, to follow my example.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
The crowd cheered at the joke as Duff laughed on stage, clearly impressing fans with her NBA knowledge.

— Kaitlyn McCormick, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of laughed

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All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close.

— Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Moments later, Saldaña pulled De Oliveira into a tight hug, and the pair giggled like old friends.

— Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026

Definition of giggled

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And, as the crowd chuckled at that one, Vinatieri kept up the roast.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 8 Aug. 2026
Baker smiled widely, nodded his head, greeted Ortiz in Spanish, chuckled and walked over to Ortiz and Vladimir Guerrero, giving each of them hugs and pats on the back.

— Jose de Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2026

Definition of chuckled

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After being shocked with the glove, the officer screamed and dropped to the ground, briefly debilitated for the moment the glove made contact with his skin.

— Meg Anderson, NPR, 12 Aug. 2026
The same trans-activists who screamed at me in legislatures and harassed me at colleges could misuse the Protect College Sports Act to challenge every single state law defending women’s athletic competition…all 27 of them.

— Riley Gaines OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2026

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