giggle

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noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ little, slight, small

▪ high-pitched

▪ hysterical, nervous

▪ girlish

VERB + GIGGLE

▪ give, let out

▪ stifle, suppress

▪ I just managed to stifle a giggle at the absurd idea.

▪ hear

PREPOSITION

▪ with a giggle

▪ ‘Age before beauty!’ she said with a giggle.

▪ giggle about, giggle at

▪ We shared a giggle about the new office romance.

PHRASES

▪ collapse into giggles, dissolve into giggles

▪ We all collapsed into giggles.

▪ a fit of (the) giggles

▪ get the giggles (esp. BrE), have the giggles (esp. AmE)

▪ Alison tends to get the giggles at the most inappropriate moments.

▪ She still has the giggles about the experience.

▪ have a giggle (esp. BrE), share a giggle (esp. AmE)

▪ They all had a giggle at my expense.

▪ We shared a giggle at their predicament.
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verb

ADVERB

▪ helplessly, hysterically, nervously, uncontrollably

▪ The children giggled hysterically.

PREPOSITION

▪ about

▪ They giggled about their teacher's accident.

▪ at

▪ We giggled at the picture.

▪ over

▪ We were giggling over some old photos.

▪ with

▪ The children giggled with delight.

PHRASES

▪ a fit of giggling

▪ They collapsed in a fit of giggling.

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Synonyms:

Titter, silly laugh, snicker, snigger, Laugh (in a silly manner), titter, cackle, snicker, snigger

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Giggle — Gig gle, n. A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath; a light, silly laugh. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Giggle — Gig gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Giggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Giggling}.] [Akin to gaggle: cf. OD. ghichelen, G. kichern.] To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
giggle — (v.) c.1500, probably imitative. Related: Giggled; giggling; giggly. As a noun from 1570s … Etymology dictionary
giggle — [n/v] snickering laugh cackle, chortle, chuckle, guffaw*, hee haw*, snicker, snigger, teehee*, titter, twitter; concept 77 … New thesaurus
giggle — ► VERB ▪ laugh lightly in a nervous, affected, or silly manner. ► NOUN 1) a laugh of such a kind. 2) informal an amusing person or thing. DERIVATIVES giggler noun giggly adjective. ORIGIN imita … English terms dictionary
giggle — [gig′əl] vi. giggled, giggling [16th c., prob. < Du giggelen: for IE base see GIG1] to laugh with a series of uncontrollable, rapid, high pitched sounds in a silly or nervous way, as if trying to hold back; titter n. the act or sound of… … English World dictionary
giggle — /ˈgɪgəl / (say giguhl) verb (i) (giggled, giggling) 1. to laugh in a silly, undignified way, as from youthful spirits or ill controlled amusement; titter. –noun 2. a silly, spasmodic laugh; a titter. 3. Colloquial an amusing occasion: a bit of a… …
giggle — gig|gle1 [ˈgıgəl] v past tense and past participle giggled present participle giggling [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] to laugh quickly, quietly, and in a high voice, because something is funny or because you are nervous or embarrassed… … Dictionary of contemporary English
giggle — I UK [ˈɡɪɡ(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms giggle : present tense I/you/we/they giggle he/she/it giggles present participle giggling past tense giggled past participle giggled * to laugh in a nervous, excited, or silly way that is… … English dictionary
Giggle — Giggling is a high pitched, bubbly way of laughing. It is usually suppressed, resulting in short bursts of laughter. A giggle is often considered a very feminine laugh. Generally it is assumed that only small children giggle often, however many… … Wikipedia

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