GIGGLE


Meaning of GIGGLE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ gɪg(ə)l ]

( giggles, giggling, giggled)

1.

If someone giggles , they laugh in a childlike way, because they are amused, nervous, or embarrassed.

Both girls began to giggle...

‘I beg your pardon?’ she giggled.

...a giggling little girl.

VERB : V , V with quote , V-ing

Giggle is also a noun.

She gave a little giggle.

N-COUNT

2.

If you say that someone has the giggles , you mean they cannot stop giggling.

I was so nervous I got the giggles...

She had a fit of the giggles.

N-PLURAL : the N

3.

If you say that something is a giggle , you mean it is fun or is amusing. ( mainly BRIT INFORMAL )

I might buy one for a friend’s birthday as a giggle.

N-SING : a N

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