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Meanings of giggle in English

Catalan
riure
Spanish
reírse tontamente

Laugh nervously.

riure
Usage of giggle in English
1
And he had a new way of laughing: a soft, simpering giggle.
Revolutionary Road
2
Lots of colleagues got a good giggle at the lack of tact.
The Guardian
3
He thought he heard Gary Fulcher giggle, but he couldn't be sure.
Bridge to Terabithia
4
Subdued, they still had enough energy left to whisper and giggle together.
Day by day
5
There was no reply, but he thought he heard a distant giggle.
Water, stone, heart
6
I giggle, but of course it's just Tobias, ducking under a branch.
Insurgent
7
For a moment I lose my fear and am tempted to giggle.
The red queen
8
I had seen them look at each other and giggle with relief.
The art of racing in the rain
9
Wes shivers in response, but I can't help letting out a giggle.
Deadly little secret
10
Somewhere in the throng of people, Spencer heard a familiar, high-pitched giggle.
Killer
11
Helene follows this sentence with a cute, slightly awkward but endearing giggle.
Radio NZ
12
A word or giggle drifted over now and then from the children.
The well and the mine
13
That used to make her giggle uncontrollably, and Dad just loved that.
Table for five
14
Suddenly Polly started to laugh-togiggle wildly-helplessly-andEmmaand Muriel joined in.
England, My England
15
The giggle was sitting right behind Vivian's teeth, fighting to get out.
A Tale of Time City
16
Cooper said that was when he realized they had the same giggle.
Reuters
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Translations for giggle
Catalan
riure
Giggle through the time
Giggle across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common