giggled

verb

past tense of giggle
as in laughed
to show mirth with an explosive vocal sound some audience members thought that they were being clever by giggling during the serious scenes

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Recent Examples of giggled The dynamic duo giggled and hugged as curious onlookers took out their iPhones and started snapping away. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Aug. 2026 The quarterback, 30, could be seen smiling as Bronze giggled and Golden looked directly at the camera. — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026 All around them, guests smiled and laughed as children screamed with excitement and giggled each time a butterfly fluttered close. — Sophia Buonpane, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026 Moments later, Saldaña pulled De Oliveira into a tight hug, and the pair giggled like old friends. — Kenneal Patterson, Vanity Fair, 30 July 2026 The audience giggled nervously as their seats rocked and rolled during the tense chase scene, and whenever the dinosaur went in for an attack, a squirt of water shot out from behind each audience member’s seat. — Matt Minton, Variety, 19 July 2026 The audience of employees lapped up every word, giggled at every dad joke. — Claire Stapleton, New Yorker, 18 July 2026 Entering the gym, Ohashi giggled that so many of the judges from a decade ago were still there. — Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026 Willis sang as their children—14-year-old Mabel Ray and 12-year-old Evelyn Penn—giggled in the background. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for giggled
  1. laughed
  2. chuckled
  3. screamed
  4. smiled
Verb
  • The mother laughed, which made the girl slouched sullenly on her Icelandic glance back, and her mother brushed a hand over her face.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Some of the more than 100 in attendance in the council chambers gasped or laughed when the town revealed that the fines have only amounted to $1,600 so far.
    — Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of laughed
Verb
  • When reporters shouted questions about the bombshell conversation, the future king at the time simply chuckled, remained silent and carried on walking.
    — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • As the media huddled around his locker in Wrigley Field’s underground home clubhouse, Crow-Armstrong raised his eyes, chuckled and shook his head at the totality of the scene.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of chuckled
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  • Montes grabbed and threw two $10,000 candle holders to the ground, breaking them, and screamed at the congregation, according to prosecutors.
    — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Police said the caller screamed and yelled while attempting to close the bathroom door.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of screamed
Verb
  • In video clips shared online, Zgraggen smiled at the camera and described walking to a beach during the observance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Taylor’s stepmom, Heather, smiled next to Taylor on the other side of her, while her dad, Tarek, posed at the end and held his son, Tristan, now 3.
    — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of smiled

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“Giggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/giggled. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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