giggle

🇺🇸 /ˈɡɪɡl/ 🇬🇧 /ˈɡɪɡl/
Frequency
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Tags TOP10000CEFR-C2
verb
R

to laugh in a light, silly way

The children started to giggle when they heard the funny joke.

noun
R

a light, silly laugh

Her giggle was so contagious that everyone in the room started laughing too.

R

something done for fun or amusement

We went on the roller coaster just for a giggle.

R

uncontrollable laughing

She couldn't stop her giggle during the serious meeting.

translation

v. to laugh in a light, silly way
n. a light, silly laugh; something done for fun or amusement; uncontrollable laughing

Word Forms

Plural giggles
Progressive giggling
Perfect giggled
Past giggled
3rd Present giggles