gigglingly

adverb

Definition of gigglinglynext
as in joyfully

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gigglingly
  1. joyfully
  2. joyously
  3. cheerfully
  4. giddily
  5. exuberantly
  6. happily
  7. merrily
  8. jovially
Adverb
  • Editor’s pick More picks The Fernandeño Tataviam Band of Mission Indians returns, joyfully, to 51 acres in the San Gabriel foothills.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
  • And transforms into a person that just lets her freak flag fly, joyfully.
    — Mike Ryan, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of joyfully
Adverb
  • Still, weight loss and some subtle injectable treatments have been interpreted as something to be joyously celebrated with you-go-girl enthusiasm.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Oct. 2026
  • When Oscar halfheartedly tries to throw a ball into one of the set’s prop cubes and improbably makes the shot, the whole set goes joyously nuts, with the performers leaping up to embrace him and cavort around him.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of joyously
Adverb
  • The character cheerfully insisted that Scotch whisky, the Garden of Eden, and most other worthwhile inventions had originated in his homeland.
    — Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Moments after sitting down at an outdoor table, Oppenheim breathes in the ocean air and starts cheerfully free-associating.
    — Alex Barasch, Vulture, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of cheerfully
Adverb
  • As demonstrated in Hijack and Lupin, Kay has a special knack for elevating standard-issue thriller material into giddily addicting TV with his above-average command of storytelling basics.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Sherman is sitting across from Kerry Washington and Miley Cyrus, who bounce in their seats and gossip giddily with one another.
    — Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of giddily
Adverb
  • The piece is an exuberantly hopeful and unabashedly patriotic look at America and its possibilities that seems downright defiant in such a deeply cynical and divided time in the nation’s history.
    — Tim Greiving, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
  • At times, his psychological explanations may seem almost too orderly for a woman who lived so exuberantly in disorder.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of exuberantly
Adverb
  • Some people will happily eat a slice of cheesecake after Thanksgiving dinner.
    — Joe Sevier, Bon Appetit Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
  • At the same time, a live string quartet serenades you with Bach and Vivaldi (happily, in-house guests can make a reservation).
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of happily
Adverb
  • Daunt asked merrily, and led me in a zigzag through the parking lot of the Adnams brewery, then out to the bookshop, a chip-shop-size storefront with a blue exterior.
    — Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • For the handful of teams chasing a pennant this month, life rolls merrily along.
    — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of merrily
Adverb
  • Glasper exclaimed afterward, before jovially striking a pose onstage.
    — William E. Ketchum III, VIBE.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Casting Pattinson in the role leaves little to the imagination, as the IRL Hansen’s more equanimous, jovially unflappable, everyday demeanor is replaced here by someone who’s visibly diseased in the head from the very top.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of jovially
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