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.
giggled
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past participleof giggle.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof giggle.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
giggleverb (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.
Example Sentences
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Though many in Hollywood have giggled at the idea of a major studio moving to the South, it isn’t totally ridiculous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
By sickening contrast, Nadja Spiegelman, an editor at the Times, and Jia Tolentino, a writer for the New Yorker, giggled their way through an interview with Mr. Piker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
"I feel silly," giggled Ruiloba, a 34-year-old doctor.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
"We've come a long way, I'm not going to throw him under a bus," said Burns, while Carr just giggled.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
The girl giggled and said, “Jay Berry—that’s a cute name.”
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
