to laugh in a silly, often high-pitched way, especially with short, repeated gasps and titters, as from juvenile or ill-concealed amusement or nervous embarrassment.
noun
2.
a silly, spasmodic laugh; titter.
3.
Slang. an amusing experience, incident, etc.:
Going to a silly movie was always a giggle.
Origin
1500-10; imitative; compare Dutchgigelen,Germangickeln. See -le
Related forms
giggler, noun
gigglingly, adverb
giggly, adjective
Synonyms
1, 2. snicker, snigger, chuckle.
Examples from the web for giggle
For promising to give me a laugh or giggle every day of our married life and leaving me with a surplus.
Each time a song ends, beers giggle golden on rough wood tables as the roaring crowd claps and cheers for more.
Then when you show them how it works, they all get this silly grin, and some start to giggle.
It uses the word to ascribe a negative stereotype and then giggle about it.
Her warmth, sense of humor and infectious giggle brought much joy to our family.
He makes a joke about local leaders taking public money for themselves, and some of the villagers giggle.
Ask your parents to join so you can giggle at their goofy moves.
Readers might find them good for a giggle-though, while neither article could be called substantive, neither is short.
Asked who is to blame for this situation, they giggle.
Serkin made the same music glitter and dance and nearly giggle.
British Dictionary definitions for giggle
giggle
/ˈɡɪɡəl/
verb
1.
(intransitive) to laugh nervously or foolishly
noun
2.
such a laugh
3.
(informal) something or someone that provokes amusement
4.
the giggles, a fit of prolonged and uncontrollable giggling
5.
(informal) for a giggle, as a joke or prank; not seriously