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- [gig-uh l]
- /ˈgɪg əl/
- /ˈɡɪɡ.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gig-uh l]
- /ˈgɪg əl/
Definitions of giggle word
- verb without object giggle to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment. 1
- noun giggle a silly, spasmodic laugh; titter. 1
- noun giggle Slang. an amusing experience, incident, etc.: Going to a silly movie was always a giggle. 1
- noun giggle Laugh lightly in a nervous, affected, or silly manner. 1
- intransitive verb giggle laugh 1
- verb giggle If someone giggles, they laugh in a childlike way, because they are amused, nervous, or embarrassed. 0
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Origin of giggle
First appearance:
before 1500 One of the 26% oldest English words
1500-10; imitative; compare Dutch gigelen, German gickeln. See -le
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Giggle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
giggle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 78% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
giggle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for giggle
noun giggle
- snicker — to laugh in a half-suppressed, indecorous or disrespectful manner.
- guffaw — a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter.
- cackle — If someone cackles, they laugh in a loud unpleasant way, often at something bad that happens to someone else.
- chuckle — When you chuckle, you laugh quietly.
- chortle — To chortle means to laugh in a way that shows you are very pleased.
adjective giggle
- giggler — to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
- crackup — a cracking up
- chortler — One who chortles.
- crower — to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
- gurgling — to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle.
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