as in smiling
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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
Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
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Allure editors are giggling and kicking their feet.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggling
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Zuckerberg, the world's second-richest person, shared Chan's laughing reaction to the song on his Instagram story.Gabriella Rudy, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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Another cute photo shows Legend laughing while his daughter Luna wraps her arms around her dad.Emma Aerin Becker, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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As Cher approaches her seventh decade in the industry, her preternaturally youthful features have resolved themselves, whether through good fortune or surgical intervention, into a perpetually amused pout.Alexander Larman, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 29 Nov. 2024
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The video, which was shared to the platform on September 30, has been viewed more than 15.2 million times, sparking amused comments from viewers worldwide.Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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Greg Fitzgerald, one of 24 expedition team members and our guide for the day, sounds almost gleeful as he rapid-fires off lots of croc info: Salties are stealth predators, making no wake or bubbles in the water.Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 12 Aug. 2024
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Rather, many commenters seem gleeful with hope that the investigation into Combs will take down the many stars who attended his White Parties—events that, for years, symbolized the height of aspirational excess in pop culture.Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2024
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Lacey Chabert—queen of the holiday rom-com—stars as Kathy, a cafe owner who's having a not-so merry Christmas after the death of her husband.Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
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Everyone will come to the kitchen, feed themselves, and be on his or her merry way.Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 24 Nov. 2024
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The cheery fall aesthetic of the program's seasonal set existed for mere seconds at the top of the live broadcast, before an issue with Joy Behar's chair pierced through the otherwise jovial pre-holiday atmosphere.EW.com, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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There is something so special and harmonious in using the same hues to warm up the face and accentuate the eyes—especially when the shades are as jovial as Chanel’s Enchanted Night palette, inspired by the northern lights and snowfall.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Giggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giggling. Accessed 11 Dec. 2024.
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