What is another word for tittering?

Pronunciation: [tˈɪtəɹɪŋ] (IPA)

Tittering is a word often used to describe a nervous or light laughter. Some synonyms for tittering include giggling, chuckling, snickering, cackling, and sniggering. Giggling refers to a high-pitched, childlike laughter, while chuckling is a quieter, more controlled laughter. Snickering and sniggering are often used to describe a mean-spirited or mocking laughter. Cackling is a loud, raucous laughter often associated with witches or evil characters. Overall, these synonyms for tittering provide a range of descriptions for different types of laughter, each with their own nuances in meaning.

What are the hypernyms for Tittering?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Usage examples for Tittering

Tommy strode wrathfully away to the sound of Mrs. Burton's tittering laugh.
"The Lamp in the Desert"
Ethel M. Dell
He kissed Lady Teigne's hand, bent courteously over Lady Drelincourt, and then set both tittering over the latest story about the Prince.
"The Master of the Ceremonies"
George Manville Fenn
So she began the evening in one of the days in the E of reference books, where Miss Windus and the thick-lipped Miss Levey were sitting on the short library-ladder, whispering and tittering.
"The Story of Louie"
Oliver Onions

Famous quotes with Tittering

  • His style is perfect joy, and it is only when one has come across a fairer and kindlier handling of one of his victims that one is resentful of his tittering.
    Lytton Strachey

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