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# giggle

«giggle» in Mova's school dictionary: **To laugh in a quick, high, silly way, often because…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

verb (giggle, giggles, giggled, giggling); noun (a giggle, giggles; the giggles)

### meaning for a pupil

1) To laugh in a quick, high, silly way, often because something is funny or because you are nervous or shy. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#m1)

2) (noun) A laugh like that. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#m2)

3) (the giggles) A time when you cannot stop giggling. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#m3)

4) (UK informal, a giggle) Something fun: «It was a good giggle». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In stories, giggling tells the reader that characters, often children, are having fun or sharing a secret. In class: «Stop giggling and listen» — giggling at the wrong time can be rude, and giggling at someone can hurt them. Phrases: «get the giggles», «have a fit of the giggles», «for a giggle».

### examples

- The babies giggled when I made funny faces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#x1)
- We got the giggles during assembly and couldn't stop. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#x2)
- She gave a nervous giggle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#x3)
- Please stop giggling and get on with your work. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#x4)
- The jokes made everyone giggle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#x5)
- They were giggling about a secret. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#x6)
- Tickling makes my sister giggle. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#x7)
- And the reporters giggled, and each dropped a blot of ink on the floor. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/#x8)

### note

Verb: giggled, giggling (drop e). «Giggle» is lighter and sillier than «laugh»; «chuckle» is a quiet, low laugh; «snigger/snicker» is an unkind laugh.

### In the corpora

- [The presenter giggles about a singer's "secret heartbreak".](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/4/)
- [Without them Toad is just Toad again, and he giggles feebly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/books/45-willows-ch6-part1-the-hour-of-toad/10/)
- [Mix-ups are part of learning by ear; every learner makes them, and the friends' giggles are friendly.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/chinese-street/2-the-four-tones/4/)
- [Whispering and giggling about someone who is present makes them feel left out and talked about.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/202-rumours-and-gossip/20/)
- [Giggling during prayers can disturb people who are praying around you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/364-giggles-sunday-school-and-the-collection-plate/24/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «giggle» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/giggle/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.