giggle

/'gigl/

Thân thiện

The girls let out a giggle when the teacher told a funny joke.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A light, silly, and often repeated laugh, typically one that is somewhat nervous, foolish, or uncontrollable, characterized by short, high-pitched sounds.

2. Verb:

   • To laugh in a light, silly, and often nervous way, making repeated, high-pitched sounds, usually in a quiet or suppressed manner.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • She let out a nervous giggle when she was called on in class.
  • The joke was met with a chorus of giggles from the children.

• Verb:

  • The children giggled uncontrollably during the silly puppet show.
  • They giggled nervously as they waited for their turn to speak.

Advanced Usage

• "to have/get the giggles": to be unable to stop giggling, often in an inappropriate situation.

  • During the serious lecture, she got a bad case of the giggles and had to leave the room.

• "a fit of giggles": a sudden, uncontrollable bout of giggling.

  • The absurd situation sent them into a fit of giggles.

Variants and Related Words

• Giggly (adjective): prone to giggling; in a giggling mood.
  • The tired children became very giggly before bedtime.

Synonyms

• Chuckle: A quiet or suppressed laugh, often more subdued than a giggle.
• Titter: A short, half-suppressed laugh, often expressing nervousness or silliness, very similar to a giggle.
• Snicker: A sly, partly stifled laugh, often at someone else's expense.

Phrasal Verbs / Related Phrases

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs. Its usage is primarily as a standard verb or noun.)

Related Idioms

• "Giggle water" (slang, archaic): An old-fashioned, humorous term for alcoholic drink, especially champagne.
  • They ordered a bottle of giggle water to celebrate.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a foolish or nervous laugh

Verb

1. laugh nervously
   • The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom

Từ đồng nghĩa

• titter