gig·gle [gigglegigglesgiggledgiggling] verb, noun BrE [ˈɡɪɡl] NAmE [ˈɡɪɡl] verb intransitive, transitive ~ (at/about sb/sth) | (+ speech) to laugh in a silly way because you are amused, embarrassed or nervous •The girls giggled at the joke. •They giggled nervously as they waited for their turn. •She giggled with delight. Verb forms:
Word Origin: early 16th cent.: imitative.
Example Bank: •The children giggled hysterically. •The children giggled with delight. •They collapsed in a fit of giggling. •They giggled about their teacher's accident. •We giggled at the picture. •We were giggling over some old photos. •giggling over old photographs
noun 1. countable a slight silly repeated laugh •She gave a nervous giggle. •Matt collapsed into giggles and hung up the phone. 2. singular (BrE, informal)a thing that you think is amusing •We only did it for a giggle. 3.the gigglesplural (informal)continuous giggling that you cannot control or stop •I get the giggles when I'm nervous. •She had a fit of the giggles and had to leave the room. •It's just something about the way he said it that gave me the giggles.
Word Origin: early 16th cent.: imitative.
Example Bank: •Alison tends to get the giggles at the most inappropriate moments. •I just managed to stifle a giggle at the absurd idea. •She still has the giggles about the experience. •They all had a giggle at my expense. •We all collapsed into giggles. •We had quite a giggle about the new office romance. •We shared a giggle at their predicament.
