titter

• Nom désignant un rire court, nerveux ou retenu, exprimant souvent la gêne, l'amusement ou la moquerie.

A noun referring to a short, nervous, or restrained laugh, often expressing embarrassment, amusement, or derision.

1. Nervous restrained laughB2informal

   A short, quiet, and somewhat nervous or silly laugh.

   Rire nerveux et étouffé

   • A nervous titter ran through the audience when the speaker stumbled.
   • She suppressed a titter at his awkward joke.
   • The children's titter could be heard from the back of the classroom.

   Synonymeschucklegigglesnickersnigger

   Antonymesguffawroar

• Verbe utilisé pour exprimer un rire court, nerveux ou contenu, souvent d'une manière stupide ou embarrassée.

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

1. Laugh nervouslyB2informal

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

   rire nerveusement, glousser

   • 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.

   Synonymeschucklegigglesnickersnigger