giggle
verb/ˈɡɪɡl/
/ˈɡɪɡl/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they giggle | /ˈɡɪɡl/ /ˈɡɪɡl/ |
| he / she / it giggles | /ˈɡɪɡlz/ /ˈɡɪɡlz/ |
| past simple giggled | /ˈɡɪɡld/ /ˈɡɪɡld/ |
| past participle giggled | /ˈɡɪɡld/ /ˈɡɪɡld/ |
| -ing form giggling | /ˈɡɪɡlɪŋ/ /ˈɡɪɡlɪŋ/ |
- giggle (at/about somebody/something) | (+ speech) to laugh in a silly way because you are embarrassed or nervous or you think that something is funny
- The girls giggled at the joke.
- They giggled nervously as they waited for their turn.
- She giggled with delight.
Extra Examples- The children giggled hysterically.
- They collapsed in a fit of giggling.
- They giggled about their teacher's accident.
- We were giggling over some old photos.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- helplessly
- hysterically
- nervously
- …
- about
- at
- over
- …
- a fit of giggling
Word Originearly 16th cent.: imitative.
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