giggle

UK: /ˈgɪg^əl/ US: /ˈgɪgəl/ ,(gig′əl)

Inflections of 'giggle' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

giggles

v 3rd person singular

giggling

v pres p

giggled

v past

giggled

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

gig•gle /ˈgɪgəl/   v., -gled, -gling, n. 
v. [no object]

1. to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, as from nervous embarrassment.

n. [countable]

2. a silly, often high-pitched laugh.

gig•gler, n. [countable]
gig•gly, adj., -gli•er, -gli•est. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

gig•gle  (gig′əl), v., -gled, -gling, n. 
v.i. 

1. to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, esp. with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.

n. 

2. a silly, spasmodic laugh;
   titter.
3. Slang Terms an amusing experience, incident, etc.:
   Going to a silly movie was always a giggle.

• 1500–10; imitative; compare Dutch gigelen, German gickeln. See -le

gig′gler, n. 
gig′gling•ly, adv. 
gig′gly, adj. 
Synonyms

• 1, 2. snicker, snigger, chuckle.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

giggle / ˈɡɪɡ^əl/ verb

1. (intransitive) to laugh nervously or foolishly

noun

1. such a laugh
2. something or someone that provokes amusement

Etymology: 16th Century: of imitative origin

ˈgiggler noun

ˈgiggling noun , adjective

ˈgiggly adjective