as in laughed
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 giggled
In a video added to Johnson's Instagram Stories, Rome smiled and giggled as the paramedic talked with him, moving to place the oxygen mask on his face.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Russell giggled, awed by her fellow-star’s vivacity, her easy embrace of glamour.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Some of the guys smiled and giggled throughout her introduction, which stoked plenty of ire from viewers online.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Russell giggled, awed by her fellow-star’s vivacity, her easy embrace of glamour.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
Some of the guys smiled and giggled throughout her introduction, which stoked plenty of ire from viewers online.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggled
Verb
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Cuomo, the former governor and an independent candidate for mayor, laughed along.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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George laughed and stabbed a potato with his fork.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Ally repeatedly asked while gasping as about a dozen of her friends chuckled nearby.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Hearing this, Callier chuckled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The professional chef, who had never smelled her own feet before, screamed as Barrymore picked up her foot and gave it a sniff.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Also at the game was Travis Kelce's fiancée, Taylor Swift, who rocked an outfit that screamed Chiefs pride.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Glancing around the standing-room-only party, filled with joyful hugs and happy chatter as guests drank spicy margaritas and nibbled on fries in paper cones printed with quotes from the book, a dazed Brown smiled.—
Hadley Meares,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Oct. 2025
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This neat tablemate nodded and smiled.—
David Wingrave,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Giggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giggled. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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