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giggle

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verb

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
The game encouraged competitive streaks, teamwork, and plenty of giggles, with parents noting it was well constructed, self-contained, and easy to store or bring along to grandma’s house. Emily Glover, Parents, 2 Oct. 2025 Set appropriately inside the creepy, abandoned Sears department store, the carnival includes a bunch of ways to get your kicks, giggles and jump scares. Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
Dratch also continued to giggle through lines for the rest of the sketch, and her occasional pauses to get her bearings were met with joyous applause from the SNL audience. Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Oct. 2025 Beyond them, there are plenty of cases of mysterious footsteps, giggling invisible children and unexplained green orbs appearing in photos. Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for giggle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggle
Noun
  • The movie has a brief mocking glimpse of MTV, just for a cheap laugh, when Springsteen is flipping channels between Badlands reruns.
    Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2025
  • Come to see Stone get her head shaved, stay for big laughs, darkly incisive commentary, and incredible performances from Stone, Plemons, and newcomer Aidan Delbis in this absurdist black comedy.
    EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sending up the no-stakes frivolity of progressive Reform Judaism, characters played by Seth Rogen and Kate Berlant get some insight-free chuckles.
    Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Bush are flops that remain well worth a chuckle.
    Will Leitch, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Expect conversations that catch you off-guard, and jokes that turn into shocking revelations.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • The Special Olympics are not amused after Kid Rock used an ableist slur while making a joke in a recent Fox News interview.
    Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There was always a warmness, there was always a laughter, there was always a family feel.
    Janine Henni, PEOPLE, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Viewers couldn’t get enough of the adorable nighttime ritual, which quickly turned into a wholesome comment thread filled with laughter and relatability.
    Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Self was in a joking mood when asked about the squad’s stellar defensive play.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Jones eventually got into his joking bag, and Bleek took that opportunity to seriously set the record straight one last time.
    Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Early never makes fun of Maddie, never lets the audience snicker at the screen.
    Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The carnage leads to a sigh of an epilogue that seems, without giving anything away, like a curious letdown, a cruel little snicker from Aster that doesn’t entirely satisfy.
    Randy Myers, Mercury News, 15 July 2025

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“Giggle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giggle. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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