GIGGLE


Meaning of GIGGLE in English

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.

Oxford Collocations English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь словосочетаний .