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giggleverb [ I ]

uk ​ /ˈɡɪɡ.əl/ us ​ /ˈɡɪɡ.əl/

C2 to laugh repeatedly in a quiet but uncontrolled way, often at something silly or rude or when you are nervous:

Stop that giggling in the back row!

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gigglenoun

uk ​ /ˈɡɪɡ.əl/ us ​ /ˈɡɪɡ.əl/

giggle noun (FUNNY SITUATION)

› [ S ] UK informal something that is funny, often when it involves laughing at someone else:

Just for a giggle, we hid his trousers while he was in the water.

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(Definition of “giggle” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

"giggle" in American English

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giggleverb [ I ]

us ​ /ˈɡɪɡ·əl/

› to laugh quietly, esp. in a nervous way, often at something silly:

We couldn’t stop giggling.
giggle
noun [ C ] us ​ /ˈɡɪɡ·əl/

›

There were a few nervous giggles from people in the audience.

(Definition of “giggle” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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