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giggle
(redirected from gigglingly)

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gig·gle  (ggl)
v. gig·gled, gig·gling, gig·gles
v.intr.
To laugh with repeated short, spasmodic sounds.
v.tr.
To utter while giggling.
n.
A short, spasmodic laugh.

[Of imitative origin.]

giggler n.
giggling·ly adv.
giggly adj.

giggle [ˈgɪgəl]
vb
(intr) to laugh nervously or foolishly
n
1. such a laugh
2. Informal something or someone that provokes amusement
the giggles a fit of prolonged and uncontrollable giggling
for a giggle Informal as a joke or prank; not seriously
[of imitative origin]
giggler  n
giggling  n & adj
gigglingly  adv
giggly  adj

Giggle a group of silly young girls. See also gaggle.
Examples: giggle of girls; of typists.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gigglegiggle - a foolish or nervous laugh          
laugh, laughter - the sound of laughing
Verb1.giggle - laugh nervously; "The girls giggled when the rock star came into the classroom"
express joy, express mirth, laugh - produce laughter

giggle
verb laugh, chuckle, snigger, chortle, titter, twitter, tee-hee, GGG (S.M.S.), GGL (S.M.S.) Both girls began to giggle
noun laugh, chuckle, snigger, chortle, titter, twitter, GGG (S.M.S.), GGL (S.M.S.) She gave a little giggle.
Translations
giggle [ˈgɪgl]
A. Nrisita f
she got the gigglesle dio la risa tonta
they did it for a giggle (Brit) → lo hicieron para reírse

giggle [ˈgɪgəl]
vi (gen)glousser
Caroline started to giggle → Caroline se mit à glousser.
He giggled nervously
BUT Il ricana nerveusement.
n (gen)petit rire m bête
a nervous giggle → un petit rire nerveux

giggle
nGekicher nt no pl, → Kichern nt no pl; …, he said with a giggle…, sagte er kichernd; we had a good giggle about it (inf)wir haben uns darüber gekringelt (inf); it was a bit of a giggle (inf)es war ganz lustig; a fit of the gigglesein Kicheranfall m; to get the gigglesanfangen herumzukichern; to do something as a giggleetw aus Spaß tun
vikichern, gickeln (inf)

giggle [ˈgɪgl]
1. nrisolino (sciocco)
to get the giggles → farsi prendere dalla risarella
2. viridacchiare (scioccamente), avere la risarella

giggle [ˈgɪgl]
1. nrisolino (sciocco)
to get the giggles → farsi prendere dalla risarella
2. viridacchiare (scioccamente), avere la risarella

giggle
v giggle [ˈgigl]
to laugh in a nervous or silly way. giggel يَضْحَكُ ضِحْكَةً بَلْهاء кикотя се hihňat se, chichotat se fnise kichern χαχανίζω reírse tontamente, dar la risa tonta itsitama هر هر خندیدن hihittää rire nerveusement לצחקק मन्द-मन्द हंसना smijuljiti se, hihotati vihog tertawa cekikikan flissa ridacchiare くすくす笑う 낄낄 웃다 kikenti ķiķināt ketawa berdekit-dekit giechelen fnise, knise chichotać dar risadinhas a râde nervos хихикать chichotať sa hihitati se kikotati se fnissa, fnittra หัวเราะคิกคัก kıkırdamak, kıkır kıkır gülmek 咯咯笑,傻笑 хихотіти دبی دبی ہنسی کی آواز نکالنا cười rúc rích
n
a laugh of this kind. giggel ضِحْكَةٌ بَلْهاء кикот chichotání fnis das Kichern χάχανο risilla tonta, risa nerviosa naerukihin خندۀ جلف؛ هر هر hihitys petit rire nerveux צחקוק ठट्ठा hihot vihogás fliss risatina くすくす笑い 낄낄 웃음 kikenimas ķiķināšana tawa berdekit-dekit giechelende lach fnis(ing), knis(ing) chichot risadinha chicoteală хихиканье chichotanie hihitanje kikot fniss, fnitter การหัวเราะคิก kıkırdama 咯咯笑,傻笑 хихотіння دبی دبی ہنسی tiếng cười rúc rích
n giggler
giggelaar ضاحِك ضِحْكَة بَلْهاء човек който се кикоти smíšek en, der fniser der/die Kichernde άνθρωπος χαζοχαρούμενος persona que ríe nerviosamente itsitaja اهل هرهر خندیدن kikattaja personne qui rit nerveusement צחקקן हंसने वाला, हंसाने वाला koji hihoće vihogó tukang tertawa cekikikan flissari (persona che ridacchia) くすくす笑う人 킥킥 웃는 사람 kiketa ķiķinātājs orang yang ketawa berdekit-dekit giechelaar en som fniser śmieszka quem se ri persoană care chicoteşte хохотун smej(k)o hihitavec koji se kikoće fnittrig person คนที่หัวเราะคิกคัก kıkırdayan kimse 傻笑 людина, що хихикає خواہ مخواہ ہنسنے والا người cười rúc rích
adj giggly
giggling often a giggly young girl. giggelrig كَثير الضِّحك развеселен hihňavý fnisende; fjantet kichernd χαζοχαρούμενος dado a la risa tonta/nerviosa itsitav دارای خنده های جلف hihittelevä qui rit nerveusement צחקני हंसते हुए hihotav vihogó suka tertawa cekikikan flissgjarn ridacchiante くすくす笑う 킬킬거리는 nuolatos kikenantis tāds, kam patīk ķiķināt yang suka ketawa berdekit-dekit lachlustig tøyset, fnise-, fnisende chichotliwy risonho care chicoteşte смешливый chichotavý hihitajoč kikotav fnissigt, fnittrigt ซึ่งส่งเสียงหัวเราะคิกคัก kıkırdıak, kıkır kıkır gülen 經常咯咯笑或傻笑的 смішливий ہنسوڑ hay cười rúc rích

giggle يُقَهْقِه zachichotat (se) fnise kichern χασκογελώ reír tontamente, reírse tontamente kikattaa pouffer hihotati se ridacchiare くすくす笑う 낄낄 웃다 giechelen fnise zachichotać dar risadinhas хихикать fnittra หัวเราะต่อกระซิก kıkırdamak khúc khích 哈哈地笑


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In a video celebrating Tumkovsky's fiftieth anniversary at SAB, one of her students gigglingly confided to the camera that sometimes she asked "Tumey," as her students affectionately call her, to explain a movement just to give the class a breather; she once even fell down on purpose, to slow things up a bit that day.
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