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10 Language-to-English DictionariesRire étouffé
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Reer etouffé
"Le public a commencé à rire étouffé à la blague maladroite du comédien."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To laugh in a quiet, suppressed, or nervous manner.
"The audience began to titter at the comedian's awkward joke."
- 1
A quiet, suppressed laugh.
"A titter spread through the crowd as the unexpected twist was revealed."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, formed as an echoic or imitative creation mimicking a suppressed or nervous laugh. Historically related to Old Norse and Germanic roots reflecting vibrating or trembling sounds associated with nervous agitation.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Titter" is said worldwide
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Rire étouffé
Transliteration: Reer etouffé
"Le public a commencé à rire étouffé à la blague maladroite du comédien."
Kichern
Transliteration: Kichern
"Das Publikum begann zu kichern, als der Komiker seinen ungeschickten Witz erzählte."
Ridacchiare
Transliteration: Ridacchiare
"Il pubblico ha cominciato a ridacchiare alla battuta imbarazzante del comico."
Risa ahogada
Transliteration: Risa ahogada
"La audiencia comenzó a reírse ahogadamente con el chiste torpe del comediante."
Risadinha
Transliteration: Risadinha
"O público começou a dar risadinhas com a piada desajeitada do comediante."
ख़ुशकिस्मती से हंसना
Transliteration: Khushkismati se hansna
"दर्शकों ने कॉमेडियन की अजीब मजाक पर ख़ुशकिस्मती से हंसना शुरू कर दिया।"
窃笑
Transliteration: Qièxiào
"观众在喜剧演员的尴尬笑话中开始窃笑。"
낄낄 웃다
Transliteration: Kkilkkil utda
"관객들은 코미디언의 어색한 농담에 낄낄 웃기 시작했다."
クスクス笑う
Transliteration: Kusukusu warau
"観客はコメディアンの不器用なジョークにクスクス笑い始めた。"
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