as in laughing
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
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
Walker sat perched in the infamous red chair, covering her face and giggling as Brown delivered his signature body rolls.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Khloé's daughter, True, and Kim Kardashian's daughter Chicago, both 7, could later be seen running through the house in their pajamas before heading out to the driveway, giggling at the Silly String.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The dogs react excitedly, their noses pushed against the glass and their tails wagging furiously, as their owner can be heard giggling behind the camera.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Witnesses can be heard giggling as federal agents give chase, the viral video showed.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
After that visit, giggling children led us across wooden boardwalks deep into the heart of the stilt village, where local boats were tied up.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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
Walker sat perched in the infamous red chair, covering her face and giggling as Brown delivered his signature body rolls.
—Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Khloé's daughter, True, and Kim Kardashian's daughter Chicago, both 7, could later be seen running through the house in their pajamas before heading out to the driveway, giggling at the Silly String.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 Sep. 2025
The dogs react excitedly, their noses pushed against the glass and their tails wagging furiously, as their owner can be heard giggling behind the camera.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
Witnesses can be heard giggling as federal agents give chase, the viral video showed.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 27 Aug. 2025
After that visit, giggling children led us across wooden boardwalks deep into the heart of the stilt village, where local boats were tied up.
—Julia Zaltzman, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggling
Verb
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Makai was then breathing normally and laughing, but proceeded to throw up again, Rodriguez said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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The Instagram post showed the group laughing and posing while shooting on a marsh outside Charleston.—
Liza Esquibias,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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During the team’s media day on Monday, Yang spoke some English but in mid-sentence would revert back to Chinese, producing a mix of English and Chinese that leaves the affable 7-footer chuckling at himself.—
Jason Quick,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The short but charming video has generated a stream of amused reactions from viewers, who flooded the comments section with laughter and admiration.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Her smile bloomed — full, amused and just this side of playful.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Video captured officers screaming at him to drop the knife, followed by several gunshots from police.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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His new visions are shattered by an explosion of light and color as, beneath his fist, the green light blazes, the kyber crystal of the Jedi screaming in corruption and cowardice, in fear and loathing—the lies of the Jedi revealed at last.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The film’s whimsical marketing campaign has focused on Tatum’s gleeful roller-skating and dancing in that bastion of ’90s consumerism, but Roofman itself is a slippier thing.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, the commentariat at large has taken them as license to indulge in unchecked, gleeful misogyny.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Oct. 2025
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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Surprises are part and parcel of a horror movie, but more as jump scares or scary reveals or whatever, not a merry jaunt around another plot thread.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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In the weeks that followed, the secretary also removed every member of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory committee, replacing them with a merry band of loyalists and skeptics.—
Eli Cahan,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The Hornets for all of their intense in-game play are often a jovial lot.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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In another vignette, Swift is part of a Supremes-like girl group entertaining a speakeasy full of jovial patrons.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Giggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giggling. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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