Basic+ Word of the Day: giggle

giggle (verb, noun) past tense: giggled

Giggle means ‘to laugh in a silly, way.’

• The teenage girls giggled when the boys approached them.
• Seymour giggles whenever he hears a soprano singing.

A giggle is a silly, high laugh.

• The clown heard giggles from the audience when he rode the tiny bicycle.

Did you know?

Giggling is one way to laugh. Watch this video to see 7 different types of laughs.

In pop culture

Listen to Gene Vincent and His Blue Caps sing “Jump, Giggles and Shout.”

There are other meanings of giggle.