tittering

英 [ˈtɪtərɪŋ]

美 [ˈtɪtərɪŋ]

v.  (尤指紧张或尴尬地)傻笑，嗤嗤地笑，窃笑
titter的现在分词

现在分词：tittering　

柯林斯词典

• VERB (尤指窘迫时)干笑，傻笑，窃笑，哧哧地笑
  If someonetitters, they give a short nervous laugh, especially when they are embarrassed about something.
  1. Mention sex therapy and most people will titter in embarrassment.
     提及性治疗，大多数人会尴尬地偷笑。
  2. Titteris also a noun.
     
  3. Mollie gave an uneasy little titter.
     莫莉不自在地轻声干笑了一下。

英英释义

adj

• being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter
  Synonym:thoriated

双语例句

• Lin Pei-shah had gone over and sat down by the window and was tittering behind her hand.
  林佩珊则移坐到靠前面玻璃窗的屋角，吃吃地掩着嘴偷笑。
• Their likes: their breaths, too, sweetened with tea and jam, their bracelets tittering in the struggle.
  跟他们类似的人，她们的呼吸也给红茶、果酱弄得甜丝丝的，扭动时，她们腕上的镯子在窃笑着。
• Just then, Khruschev noticed that all the Indonesians present were staring at him, whispering and tittering.
  这时，赫鲁晓夫发现周围的人露出微笑并窃窃私语。
• He sponged out lines and remade them; but he only distorted them more than ever, and the tittering was more pronounced.
  他擦去一些线，然后又画上，结果画得比原来的还差，大家更加肆无忌惮地笑话他。
• 'I couldn't really help it when toothers did,'apologized Tess, still tittering.
  “大家都笑，我也实在忍不住了，”苔丝向她道歉说，嘴里还在嗤嗤地笑着。