giggle
to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
a silly, spasmodic laugh; titter.
Slang. an amusing experience, incident, etc.: Going to a silly movie was always a giggle.
Origin of giggle
1Other words for giggle
Other words from giggle
- giggler, noun
- gig·gling·ly, adverb
- giggly, adjective
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How to use giggle in a sentence
When Jack was lying on the altar with the stones, that was really hard for me because I got a bit giggly.
Game of Thrones’ Lena Headey on Cersei Lannister’s Future and That Controversial Rape Scene | Marlow Stern | June 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTEdmund is now 4, and is a giggly, sociable, nosy, occasionally impertinent boy.
But what about those of us who, for whatever our reasons, have left our hazy, giggly days behind us?
How to Celebrate 4/20 Without Actually Smoking Weed | Kelly Williams Brown | April 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIt is a plant that makes me mellow and giggly and, quite frankly, tired.
Lloyd Grove on how Newt kept his cool and Romney got giggly.
Huckabee Grills GOP Candidates in Republican Presidential Forum | Lloyd Grove | December 4, 2011 | THE DAILY BEAST
Sometimes they're rather giggly and silly, and we certainly don't want to get the credit for their escapades.
A Patriotic Schoolgirl | Angela BrazilIn the attic scene, I ran into Kim and three of her giggly little friends, their eyes glinting in the dim light.
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom | Cory DoctorowA gushy, giggly young party Marion is, but she turns out to be quite a help.
The House of Torchy | Sewell FordIn the blaze of the electric lights, he saw Lizzie Connolly and her giggly friend.
Martin Eden | Jack LondonKind of braced me for swingin' past all that row of giggly lady typists and on into Mr. Robert's private office.
Torchy, Private Sec. | Sewell Ford
British Dictionary definitions for giggle
/ (ˈɡɪɡəl) /
(intr) to laugh nervously or foolishly
such a laugh
informal something or someone that provokes amusement
the giggles a fit of prolonged and uncontrollable giggling
for a giggle informal as a joke or prank; not seriously
Origin of giggle
1Derived forms of giggle
- giggler, noun
- giggling, noun, adjective
- gigglingly, adverb
- giggly, adjective
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