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titter

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Verb — To laugh or giggle in a somewhat subdued or restrained way, as from nervousness or poorly-suppressed amusement.

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Etymology

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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