giggleverb [ I ]
uk/ˈɡɪɡ.əl/us/ˈɡɪɡ.əl/C2 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!
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- We giggled at the back of the room like naughty schoolchildren.
- I couldn't help giggling at the sight of Mum and Dad standing there, dripping wet.
- He was giggling uncontrollably and had to leave the room to pull himself together.
- When she suddenly started to sing, we all looked at each other and started to giggle.
- What are you giggling about? Have I said something funny?
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smiles idiom
- be in convulsions idiom
- be rolling in the aisles idiom
- be wreathed in smiles idiom
- beam
- bust
- gale
- gales of laughter idiom
- giggler
- giggly
- grin
- grin/smile from ear to ear idiom
- simper
- smile
- smiley
- smiling
- smilingly
- smirk
- stitch
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gigglenoun
uk/ˈɡɪɡ.əl/us/ˈɡɪɡ.əl/giggle noun (LAUGHTER)
[ C ] a nervous or silly laugh:
There were a few nervous giggles from people in the audience.
I tried to stifle a giggle.
the giggles [ plural ] informal
an occasion when you can't stop giggling:
I got the giggles in the lecture.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Laughing and smiling
- amused
- be all smiles idiom
- be in convulsions idiom
- be rolling in the aisles idiom
- be wreathed in smiles idiom
- beam
- bust
- gale
- gales of laughter idiom
- giggler
- giggly
- grin
- grin/smile from ear to ear idiom
- simper
- smile
- smiley
- smiling
- smilingly
- smirk
- stitch
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giggle noun (FUNNY SITUATION)
[ S ] UK informal something that is funny, often when it involves laughing at someone else:
Just for a giggle, we hid his trousers while he was in the water.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
General words for fun
- amusement
- crack
- craic
- fling
- fun
- gas
- hoopla
- horseplay
- jollification
- laugh
- merriment
- play
- riot
- rough
- rough and tumble idiom
- sport