GIGGLE


Meaning of GIGGLE in English

(~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

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

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