Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- intransitive verb To laugh with repeated short, spasmodic sounds.
- intransitive verb To utter while giggling.
- noun A short, spasmodic laugh.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; laugh in a silly or affected manner; titter.
- noun A low, spasmodic, affected laugh, in a series of short gasps or catches of the breath.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A kind of laugh, with short catches of the voice or breath; a light, silly laugh.
- transitive verb To laugh with short catches of the breath or voice; to laugh in a light, affected, or silly manner; to titter with childish levity.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
laugh gently or in a high-pitched voice; to laugh in asilly orgiddy way. - noun A high-pitched, silly laugh.
- noun informal Amusement.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb laugh nervously
- noun a foolish or nervous laugh
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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* I always knew I was her favorite ... giggle giggle giggle*
Knowledge is Power 2009
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MC: * giggle, giggle* Sooooo tall me, are you going to have any of your clothes, like, inspired by India?
The Compulsive Confessor eM 2009
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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*)
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I guess seeing that smile or hearing a giggle is what keeps us going.
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A good giggle is a great way to start the day off.
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This got a laugh form the guys in line behind me, and a stifled giggle from the cashier.
The Weather's Fine, Wish They Weren't Here archmage 2008
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And, as someone else said, Brian’s giggle is awesome.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Announcing Season One of “Heroes for You”, this fall. 2009
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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.
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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.
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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.’
oroboros commented on the word giggle
With a Jiggle and
A Wiggle and a Giggle,
Maid Mary Sashayed.
September 1, 2007