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title: giggle — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «giggle» in the school dictionary: To laugh in a quick, high, silly way, often because something is funny or because you are nervous or shy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# giggle

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**Who acts:** something, you, fun, babies, I, We · **What happens:** laugh, be, not stop, giggle, make, get · **To what, where:** good giggle, funny faces, giggles, nervous giggle, everyone, sister giggle

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«giggle» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [giggle in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/giggle.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To laugh in a quick, high, silly way, often because something is funny or because you are nervous or shy.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:m1:1
# text = To laugh in a quick, high, silly way, often because something is funny or because you are nervous or shy.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	often	often	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	shy	shy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in a quick silly way | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in way=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | funny, often *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | nervous *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A laugh like that.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:m2:1
# text = A laugh like that.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	laugh	laugh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: the giggles — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A time when you cannot stop giggling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:m3:1
# text = A time when you cannot stop giggling.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
8	giggling	giggle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **stop** | can | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **giggle** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK informal, a giggle — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something fun: «It was a good giggle».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:m4:1
# text = Something fun: «It was a good giggle».
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	compound	_	_
2	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	giggle	giggle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | past | fun | a good giggle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The babies giggled when I made funny faces.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:x1:1
# text = The babies giggled when I made funny faces.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	giggled	giggle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	faces	face	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **giggle** | past | the babies |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | I | funny faces |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We got the giggles during assembly and couldn't stop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:x2:1
# text = We got the giggles during assembly and couldn't stop.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	giggles	giggle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	during	during	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | We | the giggles |  |  | during assembly |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer giggle=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **stop** | could | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gave a nervous giggle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:x3:1
# text = She gave a nervous giggle.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	giggle	giggle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | a nervous giggle |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent giggle=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please stop giggling and get on with your work.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:x4:1
# text = Please stop giggling and get on with your work.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	stop	stop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	giggling	giggle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **giggle** | gerund | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **get on** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with your work | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **work** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The jokes made everyone giggle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:x5:1
# text = The jokes made everyone giggle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	jokes	joke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
5	giggle	giggle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the jokes | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **giggle** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were giggling about a secret.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:x6:1
# text = They were giggling about a secret.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	giggling	giggle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **giggle** | past · progressive | They |  |  |  |  | about a secret | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tickling makes my sister giggle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:x7:1
# text = Tickling makes my sister giggle.
1	Tickling	tickle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	giggle	giggle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tickle** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | present |  | my sister giggle |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset giggle=Product |
| 3 | **giggle** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom giggle «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And the reporters giggled, and each dropped a blot of ink on the floor.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:giggle:x8:1
# text = And the reporters giggled, and each dropped a blot of ink on the floor.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reporters	reporter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	giggled	giggle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nsubj	_	_
8	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	blot	blot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	ink	ink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **giggle** | past | the reporters |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drop** | past | each | a blot of ink |  | the floor |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent blot=Theme on floor=Destination |

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