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
She toddled off to the playground, still jabbering to herself, evoking giggles from the Hawa staff.
Her giggles, her beautiful beaming face – Anne Marie would be my Ebola poster child.
Yeah,” he says finally, squelching his giggles by downing half a bottle of Bud, “that sounds like Ray.
She looks at her friends with heavy eyes, giggles, inhales, and takes another sip.
Is This Dildo-Licking, Dominatrix-Loving Vogue Blogger the New Face of Feminism? | Lizzie Crocker | May 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMortimer took over, as they both collapsed in giggles: “We went up a cliff somewhere, and I knew what she would be thinking…”
"I see the blackin wan pass," giggles out another gentlmn; and there was such a hinterchange of compliments as you never heerd.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush | William Makepeace ThackerayJerrys imitation of the sorely-tried French professor evoked a chorus of reminiscent giggles.
Marjorie Dean College Freshman | Pauline LesterShe was able to answer the telephone or order the carriage without indulging in unseemly giggles.
Mrs. Vanderstein's jewels | Mrs. Charles BryceMy Cloud-Mother held the garment up for their inspection, and was not at all sensitive to the giggles it provoked.
Lazarre | Mary Hartwell CatherwoodHow he disliked young girls with their sunburn, their manly strides, their meaningless giggles, their eternal nicknames!
Balloons | Elizabeth Bibesco
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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