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gig·gle

 (gĭg′əl)
v. gig·gled, gig·gling, gig·gles
v.intr.
To laugh with repeated short, spasmodic sounds.
v.tr.
To utter while giggling.
n.
A short, spasmodic laugh.
[Of imitative origin.]
gig′gler n.
gig′gling·ly adv.
gig′gly adj.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

giggle

(ˈɡɪɡəl)
vb
(intr) to laugh nervously or foolishly
n
1. such a laugh
2. informal something or someone that provokes amusement
3. the giggles a fit of prolonged and uncontrollable giggling
4. for a giggle informal as a joke or prank; not seriously
[C16: of imitative origin]
ˈgiggler n
ˈgiggling n, adj
ˈgigglingly adv
ˈgiggly adj
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

gig•gle

(ˈgɪg əl)

v. -gled, -gling,
n. v.i.
1. to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, esp. with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
n.
2. a silly, spasmodic laugh; titter; snicker.
[1500–10; imitative; compare Dutch gigelen, German gickeln. See -le]
gig′gler, n.
gig′gling•ly, adv.
gig′gly, adj.
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Giggle

 a group of silly young girls. See also gaggle.
Examples: giggle of girls; of typists.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

giggle


Past participle: giggled
Gerund: giggling

Imperative
giggle
giggle
Present
I giggle
you giggle
he/she/it giggles
we giggle
you giggle
they giggle
Preterite
I giggled
you giggled
he/she/it giggled
we giggled
you giggled
they giggled
Present Continuous
I am giggling
you are giggling
he/she/it is giggling
we are giggling
you are giggling
they are giggling
Present Perfect
I have giggled
you have giggled
he/she/it has giggled
we have giggled
you have giggled
they have giggled
Past Continuous
I was giggling
you were giggling
he/she/it was giggling
we were giggling
you were giggling
they were giggling
Past Perfect
I had giggled
you had giggled
he/she/it had giggled
we had giggled
you had giggled
they had giggled
Future
I will giggle
you will giggle
he/she/it will giggle
we will giggle
you will giggle
they will giggle
Future Perfect
I will have giggled
you will have giggled
he/she/it will have giggled
we will have giggled
you will have giggled
they will have giggled
Future Continuous
I will be giggling
you will be giggling
he/she/it will be giggling
we will be giggling
you will be giggling
they will be giggling
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been giggling
you have been giggling
he/she/it has been giggling
we have been giggling
you have been giggling
they have been giggling
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been giggling
you will have been giggling
he/she/it will have been giggling
we will have been giggling
you will have been giggling
they will have been giggling
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been giggling
you had been giggling
he/she/it had been giggling
we had been giggling
you had been giggling
they had been giggling
Conditional
I would giggle
you would giggle
he/she/it would giggle
we would giggle
you would giggle
they would giggle
Past Conditional
I would have giggled
you would have giggled
he/she/it would have giggled
we would have giggled
you would have giggled
they would have giggled
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.giggle - a foolish or nervous laughgiggle - a foolish or nervous laugh    
laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
Verb1.giggle - laugh nervously; "The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom"
titter
express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter
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giggle

verb laugh, chuckle, snigger, chortle, titter, twitter, tee-hee, GGG (S.M.S.), GGL (S.M.S.) Both girls began to giggle
noun laugh, chuckle, snigger, chortle, titter, twitter, GGG (S.M.S.), GGL (S.M.S.) She gave a little giggle.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

giggle

verb
To laugh in a stifled way:
snicker, snigger, titter.
noun
A stifled laugh:
snicker, snigger, titter.
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Translations
ضِحْكَةٌ بَلْهاءيَضْحَكُيَضْحَكُ ضِحْكَةً بَلْهاء
chichotat sehihňat sechichotání
fnisefnis
kikattaa
hihotati se
vihogvihogás
flissflissa
くすくす笑う
낄낄 웃다
kiketanuolatos kikenantis
ķiķināšanaķiķināt
hihitanjehihitati se
fnittra
หัวเราะต่อกระซิก
kıkırdamakkıkır kıkır gülmekkıkırdama
khúc khích

giggle

[ˈgɪgl]
A. N → risita f
she got the giggles → le dio la risa tonta
they did it for a giggle (Brit) → lo hicieron para reírse
B. VI → reírse tontamente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

giggle

[ˈgɪgəl]
vi (gen) → glousser
Caroline started to giggle → Caroline se mit à glousser.
He giggled nervously
BUT Il ricana nerveusement.
n (gen) → petit rire m bête
a nervous giggle → un petit rire nerveux
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

giggle

n → Gekicher nt no pl, → Kichern nt no pl; …, he said with a giggle → …, sagte er kichernd; we had a good giggle about it (inf) → wir haben uns darüber gekringelt (inf); it was a bit of a giggle (inf) → es war ganz lustig; a fit of the giggles → ein Kicheranfall m; to get the giggles → anfangen herumzukichern; to do something as a giggle → etw aus Spaß tun
vi → kichern, gickeln (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

giggle

[ˈgɪgl]
1. n → risolino (sciocco)
to get the giggles → farsi prendere dalla risarella
2. vi → ridacchiare (scioccamente), avere la risarella
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

giggle

(ˈgigl) verb
to laugh in a nervous or silly way.
noun
a laugh of this kind.
ˈgiggler noun
ˈgiggly adjective
giggling often. a giggly young girl.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

giggle

→ يَضْحَكُ chichotat se fnise kichern χασκογελώ reír tontamente, reírse tontamente kikattaa pouffer hihotati se ridacchiare くすくす笑う 낄낄 웃다 giechelen fnise zachichotać dar risadinhas хихикать fnittra หัวเราะต่อกระซิก kıkırdamak khúc khích 哈哈地笑
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