tittering

1. 1.

   being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter

   Synonymsthoriated

Questions about tittering

What does tittering mean?

tittering means "being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter".

How many syllables are in tittering?

tittering has 3 syllables: tit-te-ring. The stress falls on "tit".

What is another word for tittering?

Close synonyms include thoriated. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is tittering a common word?

tittering is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.