as in smiling
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as in laughing
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound
some audience members thought that they were being clever by giggling during the serious scenes
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Recent Examples of giggling
Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
Fulton’s grooves are squirrelly as ever, a haywire riot of laser zaps and giggling güiros, ’60s funk and samba schools, bumblebee Moogs and tumbling congas.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Something about the juxtaposition of hushed contemplation and giggling baby makes people unreasonably happy.
—Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
The man on trial for murder in connection with the February 2024 death of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was allegedly in high spirits, at times giggling, when he was taken in for questioning by investigators, prosecutors alleged in court on Monday.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
Allure editors are giggling and kicking their feet.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
Verb
The Brit is giggling in the private bar of a Soho hotel in central London festively decorated with bright red baubles and mistletoe ahead of the holidays.
—Scott Feinberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
Fulton’s grooves are squirrelly as ever, a haywire riot of laser zaps and giggling güiros, ’60s funk and samba schools, bumblebee Moogs and tumbling congas.
—Pitchfork, 5 Dec. 2024
Something about the juxtaposition of hushed contemplation and giggling baby makes people unreasonably happy.
—Matt Goulding, Travel + Leisure, 24 Nov. 2024
The man on trial for murder in connection with the February 2024 death of Georgia nursing student Laken Riley was allegedly in high spirits, at times giggling, when he was taken in for questioning by investigators, prosecutors alleged in court on Monday.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 18 Nov. 2024
Allure editors are giggling and kicking their feet.
—Annie Blackman, Allure, 2 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggling
Verb
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There was no shouting or laughing.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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In a somewhat dystopian but highly sentimental video shown at the presentation, a woman drives along a desolate road in search of a sunrise, describing her favorite colors and laughing along with the Saloon concept.—
Abigail Bassett,
Ars Technica,
8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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TikTok Users Reacts So far, the January 21 video has over 137,000 likes and many comments from amused users in the comments section.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Fed Chair Jerome Powell isn’t amused, seeing such audits as a veiled attack on the bank’s independence, as reported in Investopedia.—
Dan Irvine,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Her specialty of playing gleeful, spacey characters never got old. 35.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
13 Feb. 2025
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As the outgoing tide continued, the shrimping, punctuated by laughter and gleeful catch reports, got better.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Tristan’s on pigeon patrol, and a merry Christmas to all.—
Alice Burton,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2025
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Tori Spelling's daughter didn't have the merriest of Christmases last year.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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The plays, the celebrations and the jovial locker room afterward are all part of the story of this season.—
Audrey Snyder,
The Athletic,
30 Dec. 2024
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Graham inspired a swath of copycats and might have contributed to Reid’s image as a jovial, likable guy as much as Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and all his team’s on-field success.—
Sean Gregory,
TIME,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Giggling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giggling. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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