I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ little , slight , small
▪ high-pitched
▪ hysterical , nervous
▪ girlish
VERB + GIGGLE
▪ give , let out
▪ stifle , suppress
▪
I just managed to stifle a ~ at the absurd idea.
▪ hear
PREPOSITION
▪ with a ~
▪
‘Age before beauty!’ she said with a ~.
▪ ~ about , ~ at
▪
We shared a ~ about the new office romance.
PHRASES
▪ collapse into ~s , dissolve into ~s
▪
We all collapsed into ~s.
▪ a fit of (the) ~s
▪ get the ~s ( esp. BrE ), have the ~s ( esp. AmE )
▪
Alison tends to get the ~s at the most inappropriate moments.
▪
She still has the ~s about the experience.
▪ have a ~ ( esp. BrE ), share a ~ ( esp. AmE )
▪
They all had a ~ at my expense.
▪
We shared a ~ at their predicament.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ helplessly , hysterically , nervously , uncontrollably
▪
The children ~d hysterically.
PREPOSITION
▪ about
▪
They ~d about their teacher's accident.
▪ at
▪
We ~d at the picture.
▪ over
▪
We were giggling over some old photos.
▪ with
▪
The children ~d with delight.
PHRASES
▪ a fit of giggling
▪
They collapsed in a fit of giggling.