Decaffeinated coffee comes from a chemical process that takes out caffeine from the beans. Pharmaceutical and soda companies buy the extracted caffeine.
TITTERING
thoriated, tittering
(adjective) being or sounding of nervous or suppressed laughter
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
tittering
present participle of titter
Noun
tittering (plural titterings)
The act of one who titters.
Source: Wiktionary
TITTER
Tit"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Tittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Tittering.] Etym: [Probably of imitative origin.]
Definition: To laugh with the tongue striking against the root of the upper teeth; to laugh with restraint, or without much noise; to giggle. A group of tittering pages ran before. Longfellow.
Tit"ter, n.
Definition: A restrained laugh. "There was a titter of . . . delight on his countenance." Coleridge.
Tit"ter, v. i.
Definition: To seesaw. See Teeter.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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