tittering

An archaic or literary adjective describing a person or thing that is laughing or giggling in a nervous, restrained, or silly manner.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo que describe a una persona o cosa que se ríe o ríe entre dientes de manera nerviosa, contenida o tonta, a menudo con un tono de burla o afectación.

1. Nervous or suppressed laughter B2 informal

   Characterized by or producing short, quiet, and often nervous laughs.

   • The tittering audience made the speaker uncomfortable.
   • A tittering sound came from the back of the classroom.
   • Her tittering response showed she was embarrassed.

   🇪🇸risita nerviosa

• more tittering comparative form
• most tittering superlative form

A verb used to express a short, nervous, or restrained laugh, often in a silly or embarrassed manner.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que denota una risa breve, nerviosa o contenida, a menudo de manera tonta o avergonzada.

1. Laugh nervously B2 informal

   To laugh in a quiet, restrained, or nervous way, often due to embarrassment or amusement.

   • The audience tittered nervously at the comedian's awkward joke.
   • She tittered when he complimented her dress.
   • They tittered behind their hands during the serious speech.

   🇪🇸reírse nerviosamente

   Sinónimos: chucklegigglesnickersnigger

• tittered past participle
• tittered past simple
• tittering present participle
• titters third person singular