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noun

Definition of gigglenext
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as in laugh
chiefly British something said or done to cause laughter poking fun at the royal family is nothing new, but this movie comedy has a few giggles you haven't heard before

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as in chuckle
an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement couldn't help but giggle at his remark

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giggle

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verb

ˈgi-gəl How to pronounce giggle (audio)
as in to laugh
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound some audience members thought that they were being clever by giggling during the serious scenes

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Recent Examples of giggle
Noun
Keira Knightley is all giggles at day 12 of the 2026 Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London on July 10. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026 Many animals can laugh too, but the giggles don’t follow human patterns as closely. — ABC News, 25 June 2026
Verb
The giggle-ready idea of government officials co-signing fashion trends? — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 24 July 2026 The audience of employees lapped up every word, giggled at every dad joke. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for giggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggle
  1. laugh
  2. chuckle
  3. joke
  4. laughter
  5. joking
  6. snicker
Noun
  • Their friendship was one of many laughs, songs and adventures.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Lifeson was roaming the stage, trying to make the new drummer laugh.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of laugh
Noun
  • Brian Leonard’s smartly funny ode to his difficult daughter — a child whose behavior was so problematic, the family cycled through 28 therapists — offers plenty of chuckles, even with key questions left unanswered.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The risk, though, with horror-comedy—with dinging from chuckles to shrieks and back again—is always an evacuated center.
    — James Parker, The Atlantic, 20 July 2026
Definition of chuckle
Noun
  • There are moments, say at a fan’s family home in Casablanca, when a joke gets lost in translation.
    — Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2026
  • And then there’s the Ren Faire episode, where a McPoyle brothers’ cameo portends a closing joke so distressing my innocent little brain rejected all the warnings of its arrival.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of joke
Noun
  • The live show’s audience, filled with women in floral maxidresses and bearded men who probably host their own podcasts, was more than ready for love and laughter.
    — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 12 Aug. 2026
  • After failing to suppress her laughter, Brattin sunk to the floor as another host continued the segment on the live broadcast.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughter
Noun
  • Back in December 1968, Dolan wrote a joking column about the earlier Lake Worth monster, from way back in 1947.
    — Star-Telegram staff, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 July 2026
  • Oh, but the Padres manager was ready with the joking last night.
    — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 June 2026
Definition of joking
Noun
  • As executed, the 2019 show is an emotional yet refreshingly unsentimental black comedy that snickers in the face of empowerment buzzwords like, well, healing journey.
    — Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Classic cookies come in 11 flavors like chocolate chip, oatmeal raisin, peanut butter, snicker doodle, white chocolate macadamia nut, fruity pebbles, monster and white chocolate cranberry.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 July 2026
Definition of snicker

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