giggle
verb (used without object)
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.
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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“It is the factor of surprise, the glee that overcomes you when you see a specific mushroom you are looking for, or not looking for. I am giggling while I write it.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 29, 2022