noun
Uncommon
giggling
Giggling (noun) means Light, high-pitched laughter, often hard to suppress. Example: “Giggling could be heard from the back of the classroom.”
noun
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Light, high-pitched laughter, often hard to suppress.
"Giggling could be heard from the back of the classroom."
"Once there, he blushingly went through the procedure, having to fold and refold the flag about three times, to the twitterings and gigglings of twelve little girls."
— Boys' Life (1959)
How to use giggling
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe sound or act of giggling.
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Word forms
- Plural
- gigglings
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Rhymes for giggling
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What does “giggling” mean?
The word “giggling” means light, high-pitched laughter, often hard to suppress. In plain terms, the sound or act of giggling.
How do you use “giggling” in a sentence?
Here is “giggling” used in a sentence: “Giggling could be heard from the back of the classroom.”
What part of speech is “giggling”?
“Giggling” is a noun.
Is “giggling” a common word?
“Giggling” is an uncommon word in modern English.
