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titter

tit·ter

UK/ˈtɪtə(ɹ)/ US/ˈtɪtɚ/ uncommon obsolete slang vulgar
verb (1) noun (1)

verb

1.

laugh nervously

  • “The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom”
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Origin

First attested in the 1610s. Probably from Middle English *titeren, *titren (attested in Middle English titering (“hesitation, vacillation”)), probably a frequentative of Middle English titten (“to waver”), related to Old Norse titra (“to shake, shiver, quiver”), dialectal Swedish tittra (“to snicker”).

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