(~s, giggling, ~d)
1.
If someone ~s, they laugh in a childlike way, because they are amused, nervous, or embarrassed.
Both girls began to ~...
‘I beg your pardon?’ she ~d.
...a giggling little girl.
VERB: V, V with quote, V-ing
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Giggle is also a noun.
She gave a little ~.
N-COUNT
2.
If you say that someone has the ~s, you mean they cannot stop giggling.
I was so nervous I got the ~s...
She had a fit of the ~s.
N-PLURAL: the N
3.
If you say that something is a ~, you mean it is fun or is amusing. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL)
I might buy one for a friend’s birthday as a ~.
N-SING: a N