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
Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
That little red hound already had circled the trunk of this tree and, with a single, giggling bark, was off down her trail back toward the first lion.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
The gentle melody of drunk giggling up the stairs late at night filled me with self-hatred and despair.
—Heather Havrilesky, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Yet kids seem pretty delighted overall in their hybrid squealing/giggling way.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
The character is goofy and a little bit clumsy; in this episode, like many others, Marshall trips before giggling out a pun.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
The pair accompanied the single with a lyric video featuring clips of the two giggling with each other and sharing kisses in a bedroom.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Children walked from school to their homes, coming out moments later giggling and ready to play in the streets.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
Behind him, the pair could be seen giggling, reacting to some of Noah's jokes and effortlessly sitting up straight despite appearing to share one chair, per footage from the event's broadcast shared by Entertainment Tonight.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
The internet's heart instantly melted at the sound of a baby giggling while the family dog carefully played with her.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025
That little red hound already had circled the trunk of this tree and, with a single, giggling bark, was off down her trail back toward the first lion.
—Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
The gentle melody of drunk giggling up the stairs late at night filled me with self-hatred and despair.
—Heather Havrilesky, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
Yet kids seem pretty delighted overall in their hybrid squealing/giggling way.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 19 Feb. 2025
The character is goofy and a little bit clumsy; in this episode, like many others, Marshall trips before giggling out a pun.
—Alana Semuels, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
The pair accompanied the single with a lyric video featuring clips of the two giggling with each other and sharing kisses in a bedroom.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
Children walked from school to their homes, coming out moments later giggling and ready to play in the streets.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2025
Behind him, the pair could be seen giggling, reacting to some of Noah's jokes and effortlessly sitting up straight despite appearing to share one chair, per footage from the event's broadcast shared by Entertainment Tonight.
—Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 3 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggling
Verb
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In the photos, Williams can be seen smiling and laughing while wearing a black dress.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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The group later re-entered the frame laughing and high-fiving each other, court documents show.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The four women, studiously bent over their work, looked by turns irritated, amused, and exhausted.—
Henry Alford,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Why did Hall’s unusual habits attract so much amused commentary as the footage migrated to Instagram and X?—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
24 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The post was a joke, and perhaps an effective one, maximizing the distance between Studio Ghibli’s tender, bittersweet, profoundly human ethos and the gleeful, dehumanizing viciousness that is Trump’s stock-in-trade.—
Jia Tolentino,
New Yorker,
3 May 2025
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Brant, Willem and Bonnie are all adults now and Idol is a gleeful grandfather of four, aged 2 to 5.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Not so merry Mary Nothing was ever easy for Mary this season.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
8 May 2025
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Paul Kent and his merry musical men will be live from 7-9 p.m., Los Gatos Coffee Company, 101 W. Main St., Los Gatos.—
Jake Richardson,
The Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Early in the leg, the teams compete against each other in a jovial bout of water jousting.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
7 May 2025
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Trout expresses optimism about quick return Angels star outfielder Mike Trout was in a jovial mood Friday, a far cry from the understandably glum tenor of his normal injury interviews.—
Sam Blum,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Giggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giggling. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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