titter

Etymology 1
First attested in the 1610s. Probably from, (attested in 🇨🇬), probably a frequentative of , related to  🇨🇬, dialectal 🇨🇬.

Verb

 * 1) To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.
 * 2) * 1863,,  Part First: The Sicilian's Tale - King Robert of Sicily
 * A group of tittering pages ran before.
 * 1)  To teeter; to seesaw.
 * 1)  To teeter; to seesaw.
 * 1)  To teeter; to seesaw.

Synonyms

 * snicker; see also Thesaurus:laugh

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Czech: uchichtnout se, zahihňat se
 * Finnish:, tirskua
 * French:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: κιχλίζω
 * Hungarian: röhincsél,
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Ukrainian: хихи́кати

Noun

 * 1) A nervous or somewhat repressed giggle.
 * 2) * April 21, 1811,, Table Talk
 * There was a titter of delight on his countenance.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Finnish:, tirskunta
 * French:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:

Etymology 2
Probably related to,.

Noun

 * 1)  A woman's breast.

Synonyms

 * See also Thesaurus:breasts.