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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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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
Noel Murray, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The characters are non-verbal, but their dialog is accompanied with just the right amount of emotion from gasps, grumbles, and giggles to set the mood.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Miranda Rake, Parents, 30 May 2025
The fountain remains downtown Aspen’s most popular interactive art piece (especially among giggling, splashing children).
—Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
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Noun
In this episode, the ladies finally move out of their hermetic bubble of giggles and gossip and start trying to engage more with their surroundings.
—Noel Murray, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2025
The characters are non-verbal, but their dialog is accompanied with just the right amount of emotion from gasps, grumbles, and giggles to set the mood.
—Matt Gardner, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Verb
Kids will find plenty to giggle at, and parents will enjoy that the adult characters on the show have their own rich and funny plot arcs, too.
—Miranda Rake, Parents, 30 May 2025
The fountain remains downtown Aspen’s most popular interactive art piece (especially among giggling, splashing children).
—Shauna Farnell, Denver Post, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggle
Noun
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There are a lot of fun moments during the annual Big Slick weekend in Kansas City, and the laughs are shared by the celebrities who take part as well as the audience at the softball game and the gala.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 June 2025
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More laughs ensued when Barton asked if Ulvaeus has ever asked AI programs to write ABBA lyrics.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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And the plot is just awful, crammed with so many cliches that you’re barely done chuckling at one before another kicks you in the head.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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There’s a touch of whimsy to this cottage-style residence in Reisterstown, as though the builder chuckled all through its construction on a quiet cul-de-sac near Liberty Reservoir.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
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The site’s users took great joy in watching the feud in real time, responding to the showdown between the president and the world’s wealthiest man with jokes and memes.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Surrounded by her animals at home, Lin watched re-runs of The Big Bang Theory, practicing the cadence of the words, the rising sound of a joke, the pacing of each phrase.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 June 2025
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Scheduled to hit Seattle as a one-night-only event, the online bromance between Shatner and Tyson in McCaw Hall promises an evening of big questions, bold ideas, and plenty of laughter, all centered around our place within the universe.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
14 June 2025
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The crowd greeted the show with uproarious laughter and shared pride.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
13 June 2025
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League sources stifle their snickers in public while privately marveling at the owner’s ceaseless stupidity. 3.—
Jeff Howe,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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So he must be placed in the Apparition section, next to ghosts like John Barron, sharing a snicker with Ivana.—
Greg Marotta,
New York Daily News,
12 Jan. 2025
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“Giggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giggle. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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