Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - giggle
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v. & n. --v.intr. laugh in half-suppressed spasms, esp. in an affected or silly manner. --n. 1 such a laugh. 2 colloq. an amusing person or thing; a joke. Derivatives giggler n. giggly adj. (gigglier, giggliest). giggliness n. Etymology: imit.: cf. Du. gichelen, G gickeln ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. хихиканье; смешки to burst into giggles —- расхихикаться he had the giggles —- на него смех напал we did it for a giggle —- разг. мы это сделали ради смеха (шутки ради) 2. хихикать; глупо или льстиво смеяться to giggle with pleasure —- хихикать от удовольствия she giggled her amusement —- свое удовольствие она выразила хихиканьем to giggle loudly —- громко хихикать stop giggling! —- прекрати (брось) смеяться (хихикать) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun хихиканье Syn: see laugh 2. v. хихикать (at/over) Two schoolgirls were giggling at/over a letter which one of them had received from a boy. Syn: see laugh ...Англо-русский словарь
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(giggles, giggling, giggled) 1. If someone giggles, they laugh in a childlike way, because they are amused, nervous, or embarrassed. Both girls began to giggle... ‘I beg your pardon?’ she giggled. ...a giggling little girl. VERB: V, V with quote, V-ing • Giggle is also a noun. She gave a little giggle. N-COUNT 2. If you say that someone has the giggles, you mean they cannot stop giggling. I was so nervous I got the giggles... She had a fit of the giggles. N-PLURAL: the N 3. If you say that something is a giggle, you mean it is fun or is amusing. (mainly BRIT INFORMAL) I might buy one for a friend’s birthday as a giggle. N-SING: a N ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 v giggled, giggling to laugh quietly and often like a child, because something is funny, or because you are nervous or embarrassed (If you can't stop giggling you'll have to leave the classroom.) - giggly adj ~2 n 1 a quiet, repeated laugh (She broke into a nervous giggle whenever the manager spoke to her.) 2 have (a fit of) the giggles informal to be unable to stop giggling 3 give sb the giggles informal to make someone unable to stop giggling 4 a giggle especially BrE informal something that you think is fun to do that will not hurt anyone or anything (We used to hide Mum's keys for a giggle.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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