Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To laugh with repeated short, spasmodic sounds.
- v. To utter while giggling.
- n. A short, spasmodic laugh.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in a silly or affected manner; titter.
- n. A low, spasmodic, affected laugh, in a series of short gasps or catches of the breath.
Wiktionary
- v. To laugh gently or in a high-pitched voice; to laugh in a silly or giddy way.
- n. A high-pitched, silly laugh.
- n. informal Amusement.
GNU Webster's 1913
- v. To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish levity.
- n. A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath; a light, silly laugh.
WordNet 3.0
- v. laugh nervously
- n. a foolish or nervous laugh
Etymologies
- Of imitative origin. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“MC: * giggle, giggle* Sooooo tall me, are you going to have any of your clothes, like, inspired by India?”
“* I always knew I was her favorite ... giggle giggle giggle*”
“We both started to giggle and I can tell you my daughter will not be toilet papering the neighbors. (now my nose was running. * giggle*)”
“I guess seeing that smile or hearing a giggle is what keeps us going.”
“A good giggle is a great way to start the day off.”
“This got a laugh form the guys in line behind me, and a stifled giggle from the cashier.”
“And, as someone else said, Brian’s giggle is awesome.”
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Announcing Season One of “Heroes for You”, this fall.
“We’re more likely to discuss whether her giggle is mine, or her frown his; her love of books from me, her physical strength from him.”
“I always know a giggle is coming when the newspapers try and comment on science or anything to do with statisitcs; it’s better than Dilbert.”
“Please, guys - there are a number of things that you can say about the Plame affair - but the one that just makes me giggle is the assertion that the ‘President just doesn’t care.’”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘giggle’.
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Of Imitative Origin
Words formed in imitation of the sound of the things they signify.
bawl, biff, blizzard, blob, blooper, bob, boff, bomb, bonkers, boo, borborygmus, brouhaha and 148 more...
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SMILE and other emotive verbs
Single verbs that describe expression or emotional reaction. "He __ed" (smiled/gulped/scoffed...)
smile, beam, sneer, scoff, giggle, laugh, snigger, scowl, grin, leer, wince, grimace and 97 more...
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Onomatopoetic
words (seemingly) formed in imitation of a natural sound
plash, guff, woof, splash, crash, pow, crack, bang, whoosh, whizz, whallop, fizz and 116 more...
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henryar's list
marmoleum, menagerie, cyan, ochre, pilfer, discombobulate, loquacious, iridescent, amethyst, derelict, botulism, equilibrium and 240 more...
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The weird, the wonderful and the plai...
Loved for their ingenuity, an exact description, or simply for the pure joy of it.
acidulous, aprosdoketon, higgledy-piggledy, lexicographical, ninja, audacious, somnabulist, shivaree, amorphous, quidnunc, glib, melancholy and 353 more...
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CCle
all those wonderful Britsy words that end with a double consonant followed by 'le'
doddle, bobble, dibble, whiffle, waffle, diddle, piddle, jiggle, straggle, boggle, fiddle, skeedaddle and 125 more...
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Words that can be spelled on an upsid...
Imagine my joy when I was wearing my calculator watch and was first introduced to someone named Leslie - there was exactly enough room on the display for 317537.14.
Edit: I've discove...hi, hello, leslie, sheesh, she, bells, hells, hog, boss, goggles, he, bob and 233 more...
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The Pain of Texting
Words that are a pain in the ass to type in on a numerical keypad on a cell phone because they have consecutive letters that share the same button:
2 - ABC
3 - DEF
4 - GHI...defcon, hi, no, attitude, xylophone, on, monday, monkey, mono, dig, back, babble and 212 more...
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prometheous's list
these words just tickle me for whatever reason
orange, tempestuous, meander, giggle, promulgate, moreover, gesticulate, huzzah, spontaneity, surreptitious, superfluous, plebeian and 1 more...
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onomatopoeias (2 syllable)
2 syllable words that mean what they sound like. (dictionaried or un-dictionaried | onomatopoeic in nature)
onomatopoeias (1 syllable) | onomatopoeias (3+ syllables)
( op...wobble, sputter, spatter, flutter, giggle, hiccup, mumble, murmur, jangle, rattle, sizzle, rustle and 21 more...
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Funny Laughter Words
Words that speak humor
humor, laugh, funny, laughter, hilarity, guffaw, chortle, giggle, burst, hilarious, happy, chuckle and 66 more...
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[Open] Frequentative
“A verb which denotes the frequent occurrence or repetition of an action, as . . . waggle from wag.” — Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia.
Other examples include bobble (bob), bustle (b...dartle, stutter, agitate, dabble, waggle, aid, argue, daunt, expect, excite, espouse, dictate and 77 more...
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I am : talking
"These are talking words," I announce. "You mean verbs that can be used for dialogue?" you ask. "That's right!" I agree.
say, speak, ask, declare, query, shout, yell, scream, shriek, squeal, squeak, screech and 81 more...
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Terms That Should Be Banished to a Km...
No one knows why.
steampunk, klangfarbenmelodie, twitterdom, imbroglio, maspeth, camcorder, cicada, charcuterie, giggle, hortatory, susurration, bensonhurst and 16 more...
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That's funny...
words that make you smile...
can be funny words, oxymorons or words describing laughter and fun.giggle, sniggle, snicker, chuckle, titter, guffaw, smile, hoot, twitter, hee-haw, tee-hee, snort and 68 more...
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vivids's list
picturesque, lovelight, twinkle, agleam, droplet, sunlight, shimmer, epitome, shard, mist, starlight, rain and 23 more...
Tweets
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A Wiggle and a Giggle,
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Sep 1, 2007