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
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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