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
Two teen-age girls, joining a crowd trailing him, giggled and teared up.
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Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Even among those participating though, some giggled and guffawed, while others stayed stone-faced.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Even among those participating though, some giggled and guffawed, while others stayed stone-faced.
—David Oliver, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggled
Verb
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Prescott first spat at the ground in Carter’s direction, smiled and laughed.—
The Athletic NFL Staff,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Levack laughed remembering Miller’s idea.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some of the 14 men chuckled, not quite sold.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Aug. 2025
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The audience chuckled — what a wild title!—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
20 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Steve Jobs screamed from time to time as self-therapy.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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The symbolism is a little over-the-top if this is the case, but then again, this is a show for teens based on a YA novel, also for teens, and sometimes the symbolism needs to be screamed in ALL CAPS.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Shortly after scoring the Phillies’ second run in a series-clinching 2-0 win against the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, Bader saved what might have been a home run, then chest-bumped Marsh as closer Jhoan Duran smiled on the mound.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
5 Sep. 2025
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Despite the bad weather, the Princess of Wales smiled and chatted with the children while holding her black umbrella.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Giggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giggled. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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