titter

The titters would feel dismissive, except that they also fit the tone’s grand-scale terror.

"And there was understandably a lot of titters, laughter and giggles - but it's starting to feel like a tangible thing that could actually come to fruition."

Mere mention of this ragtag family from the wrong side of the road made all the nieces titter.

A three-star review from Empire said the film was "overly reliant" on the sweary letters "with most raising titters rather than laughs".

A recognizable screen star, Gambon went out not with a Broadway bang but with a sly Beckettian titter, committed as always to the work rather than his celebrity.