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verb | noun gigglegiggle1 /ˈgɪgəl/ ●●○ verb (giggled, giggling) [intransitive] ETYMOLOGYgiggle1Origin: 1500-1600 from the sound VERB TABLEgiggle |
Present | I, you, we, they | giggle | | he, she, it | giggles | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | giggled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have giggled | | he, she, it | has giggled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had giggled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will giggle | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have giggled |
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Present | I | am giggling | | he, she, it | is giggling | | you, we, they | are giggling | Past | I, he, she, it | was giggling | | you, we, they | were giggling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been giggling | | he, she, it | has been giggling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been giggling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be giggling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been giggling |
THESAURUSmake sound► laugh to make sounds with your voice, usually while you are smiling, because you think something is funny: Maria looked at him and laughed. We were laughing so hard we couldn’t stop. ► giggle to laugh quickly in a high voice: A group of teenage girls were whispering and giggling in a corner. ► chuckle to laugh quietly in a low voice: He sat reading a magazine, chuckling to himself. ► snicker/snigger to laugh quietly in a way that is not nice to someone: A few people in the audience snickered when the actor forgot his lines. ► cackle to laugh loudly in an unpleasant way: The evil witch cackled and danced around the room. ► guffaw to laugh very loudly and without trying to stop yourself. Used especially in writing: The story was so funny that he bent over and guffawed, slapping his knees. ► roar/howl/shriek with laughter to laugh very loudly because something is very funny: The crowd roared with laughter when the performers got splashed with water. to laugh quickly and quietly in a high voice because you think something is very funny or because you are nervous: What are you two girls giggling about?► see thesaurus at laugh1 [Origin: 1500–1600 from the sound]—giggly adjective verb | noun gigglegiggle2 ●●○ noun ► got the giggles One of the boys got the giggles (=was unable to stop giggling) during dinner. [countable] a quick quiet high-sounding laugh: a nervous giggle One of the boys got the giggles (=was unable to stop giggling) during dinner.—giggly adjective |