GIGGLE

giggle

(noun) a foolish or nervous laugh

giggle, titter

(verb) laugh nervously; “The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

giggle (third-person singular simple present giggles, present participle giggling, simple past and past participle giggled)

To laugh gently or in a high-pitched voice; to laugh in a silly or giddy way.

Synonyms

• (laugh in a silly way): titter

• See also laugh

Noun

giggle (plural giggles)

A high-pitched, silly laugh.

(informal) Fun; an amusing episode.

Synonyms

• (laugh): titter

• (amusement): amusement, fun, a joke, a laugh or laughs

Source: Wiktionary


Gig"gle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Giggled; p. pr. & vb. n. Giggling.] Etym: [Akin to gaggle: cf. OD. ghichelen, G. kichern.]

Definition: To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish levity. Giggling and laughing with all their might At the piteous hap of the fairy wight. J. R. Drake.

Gig"gle, n.

Definition: A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath; a light, silly laugh.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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