giggle
[ gig-uhl ]
/ ˈgɪg əl /
verb (used without object), gig·gled, gig·gling.
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.
noun
a silly, spasmodic laugh; titter.
Slang. an amusing experience, incident, etc.: Going to a silly movie was always a giggle.
Nearby words
gigantomachy, gigantomastia, gigantopithecus, gigaton, gigawatt, giggle, giggly, giglet, gigli, gigli, beniamino, gigo
Origin of giggle
Related formsgig·gler, noungig·gling·ly, adverbgig·gly, adjective
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giggle
/ (ˈɡɪɡəl) /
verb
(intr) to laugh nervously or foolishly
noun
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
Derived Formsgiggler, noungiggling, noun, adjectivegigglingly, adverbgiggly, adjective
Word Origin for giggle
C16: of imitative origin
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