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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gig•gle /ˈgɪgəl/USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n. v. [no object] - to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, as from nervous embarrassment.
n. [countable] - a silly, often high-pitched laugh.
gig•gler, n. [countable] gig•gly, adj., -gli•er, -gli•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gig•gle (gig′əl),USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n. v.i. - to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, esp. with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
n. - a silly, spasmodic laugh;
titter. - Slang Termsan amusing experience, incident, etc.:Going to a silly movie was always a giggle.
- 1500–10; imitative; compare Dutch gigelen, German gickeln. See -le
gig′gler, n. gig′gling•ly, adv. gig′gly, adj. - 1, 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged snicker, snigger, chuckle.
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