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- Dictionarygiggle/ˈɡɪɡl/
verb
- 1. laugh lightly and repeatedly in a silly way, from amusement, nervousness, or embarrassment: "they giggled at some private joke"
noun
- 1. a light, silly laugh.
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GIGGLE definition: 1. to laugh repeatedly in a quiet but uncontrolled way, often at something silly or rude or when…. Learn more.
The meaning of GIGGLE is to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath. How to use giggle in a sentence.
If you laugh with a dainty tee-hee-hee, you giggle. Children giggle a lot. Big strong men are more likely to guffaw or issue a big belly laugh. The word giggle has been around since about the 16th century, and yet, it has no Latin or Greek roots.
to laugh repeatedly in a quiet but uncontrolled way, often at something silly or rude or when you are nervous: Stop that giggling in the back row! Synonym. titter mainly UK. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. to laugh. chuckle She was chuckling as she read the letter. giggle The girls were giggling at the back of the classroom.
giggle (at/about somebody/something) | (+ speech) to laugh in a silly way because you are embarrassed or nervous or you think that something is funny The girls giggled at the joke. They giggled nervously as they waited for their turn.
1. 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. noun. 2. a silly, spasmodic laugh; titter. 3. slang. an amusing experience, incident, etc. Going to a silly movie was always a giggle.
to laugh in a nervous or silly way: She started giggling and couldn't stop. giggle. noun [ C ] (Definition of giggle from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A complete guide to the word "GIGGLE": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the noun giggle mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun giggle, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status.
giggle. (ˈɡɪɡəl) vb. (intr) to laugh nervously or foolishly. n. 1. such a laugh. 2. informal something or someone that provokes amusement. 3. the giggles a fit of prolonged and uncontrollable giggling. 4. for a giggle informal as a joke or prank; not seriously.
