giggle

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gig·gle / ˈgigəl/ • v. [intr.] laugh lightly in a nervous, affected, or silly manner: they giggled at some private joke | [as adj.] (giggling) three giggling girls. • n. a laugh of such a kind. ∎  (the giggles) continuous uncontrollable giggling: I got a fit of the giggles.DERIVATIVES: gig·gler n.gig·gly adj. (-gli·er, -gli·est) .