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Titter V Giggle Give Half Suppressed Laugh Maids Whored

Word titter
Definition v. To giggle, give a half-suppressed laugh.
Sentence ...the maids who whored in the suitors' beds each night, tittering, linking arms and frisking as before.
Source The Odyssey, 20.9–10

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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