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单词 giggle
释义
giggle
(gɪgəl )
Word forms: giggles , giggling , giggled
1. verb
If someone giggles, they laugh in a childlike way, because they are amused, nervous, or embarrassed.
Both girls began to giggle. [VERB]
'I beg your pardon?' she giggled. [VERB with quote]
...a giggling little girl. [VERB-ing]
Synonyms: laugh, chuckle, snigger, chortle  
Giggle is also a noun.
She gave a little giggle.
2. plural noun
If you say that someone has the giggles, you mean they cannot stop giggling.
I was so nervous I got the giggles.
She had a fit of the giggles.
3. singular noun
If you say that something is a giggle, you mean it is fun or is amusing. [mainly British, informal]
I might buy one for a friend's birthday as a giggle.
Collocations:
giggle nervously
In any case, they stayed right where they were, in the pouring rain, giggling nervously.
Times, Sunday Times
We looked at each other and giggled nervously.
Times, Sunday Times
They giggled nervously and glanced watchfully about.
Times, Sunday Times
But he giggles nervously around topics that are normally common currency in star circles.
Times, Sunday Times
Her cousin recalled that she giggled nervously throughout the service.
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giggle uncontrollably
But as she picked the eggs up, she looked up at the judges and giggled uncontrollably.
The Sun
The voice, weeping and groaning, then giggling uncontrollably taunts both the orchestra and two chamber groups.
Times, Sunday Times
Chase started giggling uncontrollably and fell off the sofa holding his stomach.
Times, Sunday Times
Giggling uncontrollably, she was eventually dismissed without testifying.
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nervous giggle
It needed a wash, she admitted with a nervous giggle as she introduced herself and a hush fell over the diners at the tables in front of the stage.
Times, Sunday Times
The audience, once it had realized what was going on, gave a collective nervous giggle and turned its attention back to the play.
The Times Literary Supplement
That provoked some nervous giggles from the young in the stalls.
Times, Sunday Times
They all took turns at doing the links and introductions - most of which they fluffed in a rush of nervous giggles.
Times, Sunday Times
Then, after a decent amount of quite irritating nervous giggling, they're off.
Times,Sunday Times
Translations:
Chinese: 哈哈地笑
Japanese: くすくす笑う
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