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Definition of giggle in English: giggleverb 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 - 1.1the 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.
- 1.2British informal An amusing person or thing; a joke.
it should be a right giggle
Derivatives 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: giggleverbˈɡiɡəlˈɡɪɡəl [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 - 1.1the 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. |