giggle
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giggle
- /ˈɡɪɡl̩/
Rhymes with -ɪɡəl
Where it comes from
Early 16th century, probably of imitative origin.
Or, perhaps a frequentative based on dialectal English gig (“to creak”), from Middle English gigen (“to make a creaking sound”) + -le; or perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin: compare Saterland Frisian güüchelje (“to giggle”), West Frisian giechelje (“to giggle”), Dutch giechelen (“to giggle”), German Low German giecheln (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), German gickeln (“to giggle”). All of these words are likely onomatopoeic as well. Also compare Alemannic German Guege (“fiddle”).
verb giggles · giggling · giggled
noun giggles
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A high-pitched, silly laugh.
My audience to this not-too-easy operation was a small group of Scottish school lasses, who seemed (perhaps naturally) to find the proceedings somewhat mysterious, but at any rate amusing. I wished they would go away, but they didn't, so I had to get on with the job to the accompaniment of a backgro
Similar: titter
- Fun; an amusing episode. We put itching powder down his shirt for giggles.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: titter, snicker, laughing, laughter, laugh, joke, mockery, travesty, prank, parody, kidding, farce, trick, sham, stuffing, charade
Translations
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verb laugh
| Español | reír[se] tontamente, soltar risitas |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | くすくす笑う kusukusu warau, けらけら笑う kerakera warau |
| 中文 | 傻笑 shǎxiào, 痴笑 chīxiào, 嘻 xī |
| Português | dar risadinhas |
| Français | glousser, ricaner |
| Deutsch | kichern |
| Italiano | ridacchiare |
| Ελληνικά | χαχανίζω chachanízo |
| Română | chicoti |
| Русский | хихи́кать xixíkatʹ, хихи́кнуть xixíknutʹ |
| العربية | قَهْقَهَ qahqaha |
noun laugh
| Español | risita |
|---|---|
| Português | risadinha |
| Français | gloussement |
| Deutsch | Gekicher |
| Ελληνικά | χάχανο cháchano |
| Русский | хихи́канье xixíkanʹje |
| العربية | اِفْتِرَار iftirār, اِنْكِلَال inkilāl |
Talk about this word "giggle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/giggle. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. giggle. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/giggle "giggle." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/giggle.Cite this
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title = {giggle},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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