Synonyms of giggles

giggles 1 of 2

noun

plural of giggle

1

as in laughs

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughs
• jokes
• gags
• screams
• wisecracks
• witticisms
• quips
• funnies
• japes
• ribs
• pleasantries
• one-liners
• yuks
• sallies
• jests
• drolleries
• pranks
• joshes
• waggeries
• cracks
• boffs
• nifties
• panics
• parodies
• riots
• antics
• comedies
• humors
• buffooneries
• tricks
• capers
• banters
• practical jokes
• boffolas
• knee-slappers
• burlesques
• riffs
• monkeyshines
• wits
• mocks
• repartees
• lampoons
• caricatures
• railleries
• leg-pulls
• mockeries
• thigh-slappers
• wordplays
• put-ons
• persiflages

2

as in chuckles

an explosive sound that is a sign of amusement

couldn't help but giggle at his remark

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chuckles
• laughters
• laughs
• snickers
• smiles
• guffaws
• grins
• chortles
• cackles
• sniggers
• titters
• smirks
• belly laughs
• twitters
• cachinnations
• horselaughs
• hee-haws
• crows
• whoops
• boffs
• boffolas
• simpers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sobs
• cries
• groans
• moans
• wails
• mouths
• faces
• frowns
• grimaces
• lowers
• scowls
• pouts

giggles

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of giggle

as in screams

to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound

some audience members thought that they were being clever by giggling during the serious scenes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• laughs
• chuckles
• screams
• smiles
• grins
• chortles
• snickers
• cackles
• roars
• titters
• twitters
• cracks up
• hee-haws
• breaks up
• splits one's sides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cries
• sobs
• weeps
• bawls
• howls
• wails
• whines
• yowls
• whimpers
• blubbers
• groans
• sighs
• moans
• sniffles
• bleats
• squalls
• snivels
• pules

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of giggles

Noun

The letter is met with snaps and giggles, as a 5-year-old Cary warns of imminent death. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

Whittler kept trying to make it through the broadcast, but couldn’t contain her giggles. — Rachel McRady, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026

Her giggles kept interrupting the tune through much of her performance, and soon Pioneer Hall was laughing with her and cheering her through it. — Nick El Hajj, Des Moines Register, 18 Aug. 2026

Meanwhile, donning night-vision giggles, Knoxville gleefully attacks them with trash can lids and tasers. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026

Behind the smiles and giggles lie a frustration with the lack of institutional support for those mired in the cycle of homelessness and incarceration, which caused the downfall of a healthy 31-year-old male. — Shi En Kim, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2026

These giggles evolved to best suit animals’ different social lives, said Brittany Florkiewicz, who studies animal communication at Lyon College and had no role in the new research. — ABC News, 25 June 2026

These days, fear and absurdity walk hand in hand, and anyone who’s scrolled a news feed knows how quickly abject terror can morph into cathartic giggles. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 June 2026

One highlight of this tenure was his descent into a fit of giggles while interviewing Carol Channing. — Mark Kennedy, Fortune, 15 June 2026

Verb

But Alexca, a bubbly toddler who giggles and runs about, has conquered her grandmother’s heart. — Julie Watson, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026

Herbert then grabs Beer's face and pulls her in for a kiss as the singer giggles. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 7 May 2026

The teaser video that followed showed a device straight out of a sci-fi film, something between Wall-E and BB-8, with a camera that giggles and swivels on command. — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2025

At one point, Gracie Abrams giggles with Swift behind the scenes, while Carpenter appears in a t-shirt and sits on a couch as the trek’s headliner practices guitar. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025