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adjective

Definition of gigglingnext
as in smiling

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giggling

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verb

present participle of giggle
as in laughing
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound some audience members thought that they were being clever by giggling during the serious scenes

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Recent Examples of giggling
Verb
The internet's heart instantly melted at the sound of a baby giggling while the family dog carefully played with her. — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 That little red hound already had circled the trunk of this tree and, with a single, giggling bark, was off down her trail back toward the first lion. — Frank C. Hibben, Outdoor Life, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggling
  1. laughing
  2. amused
  3. gleeful
  4. merry
  5. jovial
Verb
  • In the photos, Williams can be seen smiling and laughing while wearing a black dress.
    — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 12 Apr. 2025
  • The group later re-entered the frame laughing and high-fiving each other, court documents show.
    — Saleen Martin, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2025
Definition of laughing
Adjective
  • One woman's unusually persistent battle with a bottle of wine has left the internet both amused and deeply sympathetic.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Kimmel gleefully posted the pic of a shocked Madonna, 66, reacting with amused horror at the sight of Andre’s bare bottom, as the comedian claimed that the singer definitely has a thing for him.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2025
Definition of amused
Adjective
  • The same could be said of The Wiggles—their music and performances have become a gleeful rite of passage, with no end in sight.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 8 Apr. 2025
  • The line had the Barbican audience whooping with irresistible, gleeful laughter.
    — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 4 Apr. 2025
Definition of gleeful
Adjective
  • Sister Mary Guadalupe wears rimless glasses, and her eyes are shaped like a merry jack-o’-lantern’s, flat on the bottom with semicircles on top.
    — Lawrence Wright, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Women deserve their own places at the top, and if that means more women are founding companies, the more, the merrier.
    — Liz Elting, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
Definition of merry
Adjective
  • One of the most striking elements of the campaign was the inclusion of comedy legend Dave Chappelle as the narrator, sharing seriousness followed by jovial excitement for achievement.
    — Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
  • Johnson, though, said some of his conversations with Trump about the topic were jovial.
    — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of jovial

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