giggle

Definition

  • verb: to laugh in a nervous or childlike way
  • verb: to laugh with repeated short catches of the breath
  • synonyms: homeric laughter, be in stitches, belly laugh

Examples

  • ('Brit') Going to the circus would be a bit of a 'giggle'. [=would be amusing or enjoyable]

  • I had an attack of the 'giggles'. [=I was unable to stop giggling]

  • She 'giggled' like a little kid.

Movie quotes

  • (..) They can suck in whole galaxies. Black holes used to be science fiction. Now we know they're real. When I was a PhD student, People used to giggle when you'd hear about black holes. They're like unicorns, mythical creatures. We called this the "giggle factor." (..)
    2010 TvShow: How the Universe Works Title: Black Holes Season: 1 Episode 2
  • (..) Don't you like anything about it? Oh, it grows on you. Sometimes you listen... and the house is full of people... giggling and laughing. Then you're happy too. lt makes you feel good to hear them. Like you're the one who made them laugh-- (..)
    1988 Cinema Paradiso
  • (..) to cut the prick loose. Was he all pissed off? How would you feel if you had to do a fuckin' handstand to take a piss? You guys like to tell jokes and giggle and kid around, huh? Giggling like a bunch of girls in the schoolyard. Well, let me tell a joke. Five guys sittin' in a bullpen... (..)
    1992 Reservoir Dogs