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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 giggling
Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
This is perfect for emergency organic kale runs or ripping around backcountry carvers with four giggling friends (or, in this author’s case, one friend and three ebullient toddlers in car seats).
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
In a private moment, Sadie Sink and Amalia Yoo play estranged friends reaching back out to each other—first pretending to laugh, then really giggling, then abandoning themselves to a laughter bigger than themselves.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
The camera zoomed out to reveal Hostin, Griffin, and Sara Haines all giggling in their seats over the surprise foot photo.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
Justin’s just giggling behind the camera.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
DeGeneres and de Rossi can be heard giggling as their two dogs chase each other around the space.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 21 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
These religious Iranians are bad Iranians, presented here as blandly featureless aside from their obsession with controlling women, while Roya — with her giggling desire to meet Timothée Chalamet — is recognizably more western and therefore good.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
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Social media users, meanwhile, could not get enough of the two getting tipsy on-air and giggling through the night.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 2 Jan. 2026
This is perfect for emergency organic kale runs or ripping around backcountry carvers with four giggling friends (or, in this author’s case, one friend and three ebullient toddlers in car seats).
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 23 Dec. 2025
In a private moment, Sadie Sink and Amalia Yoo play estranged friends reaching back out to each other—first pretending to laugh, then really giggling, then abandoning themselves to a laughter bigger than themselves.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2025
The camera zoomed out to reveal Hostin, Griffin, and Sara Haines all giggling in their seats over the surprise foot photo.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Nov. 2025
Justin’s just giggling behind the camera.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
DeGeneres and de Rossi can be heard giggling as their two dogs chase each other around the space.
—Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 21 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
These religious Iranians are bad Iranians, presented here as blandly featureless aside from their obsession with controlling women, while Roya — with her giggling desire to meet Timothée Chalamet — is recognizably more western and therefore good.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggling
Adjective
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As Thomas’ parents, Katina Smith and Bobby Thomas, unveiled their son’s smiling statue in the Broncos’ Ring of Fame Plaza last Sunday, as scores of his former teammates looked on in sadness and joy, Miller was 800 miles away in Dallas, gearing up for a game against the Cowboys.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Always ready for fun, Rose enjoys laughing, moving and finding creative ways to express herself.—
The Star,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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In a separate post that day, the CEO added two laughing emoji when quote-tweeting an image of a toaster with a bikini on it.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Karp had never seen it and seemed mildly amused, rather than irked by it.—
Reed Albergotti,
semafor.com,
19 Dec. 2025
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Santas were seen devouring hors d’oeuvres and stealing glasses of wine from hotel guests, who were both stunned and amused.—
Kyle Martin,
Mercury News,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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These are uncontroversial jokes that aim to bring people together and get everyone chuckling or smiling along.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
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Flacco spent most of his postgame interview chuckling about the unpredictable last 10 days that have landed him back in the NFL's spotlight in his 18th season.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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But after more than two decades relishing his role as the gleeful contrarian, the persona has now become more true character than occasional outlandish caricature.—
Michael Scherer,
The Atlantic,
7 Jan. 2026
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The past 12 months marked a year of kid stuff for gleeful grown-ups.—
Faran Krentcil,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
Verb
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According to the Union Parish Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched in November to a residence in the Linville community of Marion after a caller reported a neighbor standing in their driveway screaming and refusing to leave the property despite having been warned previously.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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Avid viewers of The Studio will appreciate the callback to a watershed episode this season when Ice Cube, as himself, uttered the same to a room filled with screaming fans, causing a fresh headache for Seth Rogen’s backlot boss Matt Remick.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Haim managed to put on a show that felt about 95% mirthful while still honoring the integrity of the new songs that dig emotionally deeper.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Besides its prominent cloud belts, Jupiter's greatest telescopic treasure are its four Galilean moons that run a merry race with each other around the planet, changing their respective positions from hour to hour and night to night.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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The residents were excited to see both, but the real dog hopped down and went on its merry way, while Jennie stuck around to be snuggled.—
Rena Goldman,
EverydayHealth.com,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Giggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giggling. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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