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单词 giggle
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Definition of giggle in English:

giggle

verb ˈɡɪɡ(ə)lˈɡɪɡəl
[no object]
  • Laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way, from amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment.

    they giggled at some private joke
    Example sentencesExamples
    • To her surprise, Elizabeth only giggled like a little girl with her friend.
    • Right at the end I giggled loud enough for the woman next to me to hear.
    • As the verdicts were read by the jury foreman some of the defendants smiled, smirked and even giggled.
    • The girls giggled and made their way to the bathroom where the washed up and then toddled down the stairs to dinner.
    • The guide looked at us with our jaws hanging down and giggled to himself.
    • We got back to find a huge crowd of people clustered around his desk whispering and giggling.
    • They laughed and giggled as they played tag in the air, revelling in their newfound ability to soar above the trees.
    • His legs flayed about still as he burst out laughing, giggling like a small child.
    • Why do some girls insist on speaking in high pitched voices and giggling at work all day long?
    • She giggled and started to whisper something into my ear, but then the voice started again.
    • Every time she giggled, everyone else at the table either giggled or chuckled.
    • She jumped into the car and giggled like a school girl as she handed him two of his twenties back, along with a five and some change.
    • I sit and watch the others drift carelessly in, laughing and giggling about sordid things.
    • I walked over to the two young girls who were giggling about how some cute guys had talked to them.
    • A group of three small children sat next to me agape and giggled in awe.
    • Two young women had been observing me, whispering and giggling, and pointing at me.
    • Girls giggled at how cute she was and boys just laughed and said she was going to be a pest.
    • The girls were giggling nervously and the boys were introducing themselves.
    • We giggled and laughed, splashing each other and running in a circle around the island.
    • There was a bunch of girls who were giggling and standing by the door of the rest room when I was there.
    Synonyms
    titter, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, give a half-suppressed laugh, chuckle, chortle
    smirk, sneer, simper
noun ˈɡɪɡ(ə)lˈɡɪɡəl
  • 1A light, silly laugh.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I could hear kids at the top of the hill just up the road from where I was, their laughs and giggles making me want to join them.
    • At this seemingly baseless threat, Henry laughed an insane giggle which rang all throughout the courtyard.
    • There is an occasional titter and an embarrassed giggle but it is all taken in good humour.
    • But the chortles, chuckles and giggles are part of a much more serious project.
    • There wasn't a laugh, a giggle, or even a small mumble, just gawking with her mouth wide open.
    • She didn't know what was stopping her from shedding that one tear or giving a small giggle or laugh.
    • Tristan looks at me with a smile and the laugh becomes a giggle, and soon we are just cracking up in the front seat.
    • The giggles and laughs were silenced when another round of fanfares began.
    • It started with a smirk, then a giggle, then a full out laugh.
    • There were sniggers and giggles all around the room and then everyone started talking.
    • His sister kept on laughing, though, her giggles breaking into shrill chortling.
    • The sneers and muffled giggles that accompanied his every mispronounced word attested to the fact.
    • Maybe the sequel would bring a giggle and a laugh.
    • There were giggles and guffaws when he was around.
    • Alison found this just hilarious and her bubbly giggles had graduated to full blown belly laughs.
    • A titter of giggles issued from everyone as Amy reddened.
    • It had taken all day to find it, and had cost him many giggles and laughs behind his back, but it was worth it.
    • After a few minutes her laughter abated to sporadic giggles.
    • I miss the innocent giggle and the unfettered laughter that used to be more forthcoming.
    • It had been a long time since she last let out a giggle let alone a laugh.
    Synonyms
    titter, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, half-suppressed laugh, chuckle, chortle
    smirk, sneer, simper
    1. 1.1the giggles Continuous uncontrollable giggling.
      I got a fit of the giggles
      Example sentencesExamples
      • A pack of girls from the next table went silent and one girl with a bad case of the giggles stepped forward.
      • The girls burst into another fit of the giggles.
      • The first symptoms appeared on January 30, when three girls got the giggles and couldn't stop laughing.
      • And first the girls got the giggles, and then I did, and then even the King.
    2. 1.2British informal An amusing person or thing; a joke.
      it should be a right giggle

Derivatives

  • giggler

  • noun ˈɡɪɡləˈɡɪɡ(ə)lər
    • Even the hard-core gigglers fell instantly asleep.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • I felt a little uncomfortable suddenly being paired with Rob, the seemingly eternal giggler.
      • Let me just say that Emily was the biggest giggler in the world.
      • One Sunday, my class of ten year olds were giggling uncontrollably, and I remembered that the previous day in synagogue, the mother of one of the key gigglers had looked at me oddly.
      • I'm a real giggler and I sometimes have to nip myself until it hurts to stop myself.

Origin

Early 16th century: imitative.

Rhymes

higgle, jiggle, niggle, sniggle, squiggle, wiggle, wriggle
 
 

Definition of giggle in US English:

giggle

verbˈɡiɡəlˈɡɪɡəl
[no object]
  • Laugh lightly in a nervous, affected, or silly manner.

    they giggled at some private joke
    Example sentencesExamples
    • A group of three small children sat next to me agape and giggled in awe.
    • I walked over to the two young girls who were giggling about how some cute guys had talked to them.
    • The girls were giggling nervously and the boys were introducing themselves.
    • There was a bunch of girls who were giggling and standing by the door of the rest room when I was there.
    • She jumped into the car and giggled like a school girl as she handed him two of his twenties back, along with a five and some change.
    • I sit and watch the others drift carelessly in, laughing and giggling about sordid things.
    • The girls giggled and made their way to the bathroom where the washed up and then toddled down the stairs to dinner.
    • Why do some girls insist on speaking in high pitched voices and giggling at work all day long?
    • We got back to find a huge crowd of people clustered around his desk whispering and giggling.
    • Right at the end I giggled loud enough for the woman next to me to hear.
    • Every time she giggled, everyone else at the table either giggled or chuckled.
    • To her surprise, Elizabeth only giggled like a little girl with her friend.
    • As the verdicts were read by the jury foreman some of the defendants smiled, smirked and even giggled.
    • Girls giggled at how cute she was and boys just laughed and said she was going to be a pest.
    • They laughed and giggled as they played tag in the air, revelling in their newfound ability to soar above the trees.
    • His legs flayed about still as he burst out laughing, giggling like a small child.
    • We giggled and laughed, splashing each other and running in a circle around the island.
    • The guide looked at us with our jaws hanging down and giggled to himself.
    • Two young women had been observing me, whispering and giggling, and pointing at me.
    • She giggled and started to whisper something into my ear, but then the voice started again.
    Synonyms
    titter, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, give a half-suppressed laugh, chuckle, chortle
nounˈɡiɡəlˈɡɪɡəl
  • 1A light, silly laugh.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I miss the innocent giggle and the unfettered laughter that used to be more forthcoming.
    • A titter of giggles issued from everyone as Amy reddened.
    • It started with a smirk, then a giggle, then a full out laugh.
    • It had been a long time since she last let out a giggle let alone a laugh.
    • There wasn't a laugh, a giggle, or even a small mumble, just gawking with her mouth wide open.
    • After a few minutes her laughter abated to sporadic giggles.
    • There were giggles and guffaws when he was around.
    • The giggles and laughs were silenced when another round of fanfares began.
    • Alison found this just hilarious and her bubbly giggles had graduated to full blown belly laughs.
    • She didn't know what was stopping her from shedding that one tear or giving a small giggle or laugh.
    • It had taken all day to find it, and had cost him many giggles and laughs behind his back, but it was worth it.
    • His sister kept on laughing, though, her giggles breaking into shrill chortling.
    • There is an occasional titter and an embarrassed giggle but it is all taken in good humour.
    • The sneers and muffled giggles that accompanied his every mispronounced word attested to the fact.
    • I could hear kids at the top of the hill just up the road from where I was, their laughs and giggles making me want to join them.
    • At this seemingly baseless threat, Henry laughed an insane giggle which rang all throughout the courtyard.
    • But the chortles, chuckles and giggles are part of a much more serious project.
    • There were sniggers and giggles all around the room and then everyone started talking.
    • Tristan looks at me with a smile and the laugh becomes a giggle, and soon we are just cracking up in the front seat.
    • Maybe the sequel would bring a giggle and a laugh.
    Synonyms
    titter, snigger, snicker, tee-hee, half-suppressed laugh, chuckle, chortle
    1. 1.1the giggles Continuous uncontrollable giggling.
      I got a fit of the giggles
      Example sentencesExamples
      • The first symptoms appeared on January 30, when three girls got the giggles and couldn't stop laughing.
      • And first the girls got the giggles, and then I did, and then even the King.
      • A pack of girls from the next table went silent and one girl with a bad case of the giggles stepped forward.
      • The girls burst into another fit of the giggles.

Origin

Early 16th century: imitative.

 
 
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