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giggles

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: G IH1 G AH0 L Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

plural of giggle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An attack of uncontrolled giggling.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Examples

  • She was seized with a bad case of the giggles.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

third-person singular simple present indicative of giggle

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

33 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: záchvat — attack of giggling
  • Danish: latterkrampe — attack of giggling
  • Danish: krampelatter — attack of giggling
  • Danish: latteranfald — attack of giggling
  • Danish: grineanfald — attack of giggling
  • Danish: grineflip — attack of giggling
  • Dutch: slappe lach — attack of giggling
  • Dutch: lachkick — attack of giggling
  • Finnish: naurukohtaus — attack of giggling
  • Finnish: hepuli — attack of giggling
  • French: fou rire — attack of giggling
  • German: Lachkrampf — attack of giggling
  • German: Lachanfall — attack of giggling
  • German: Lachflash — attack of giggling
  • Hungarian: nevetőgörcs — attack of giggling
  • Italian: risarella — attack of giggling
  • Italian: ridarella — attack of giggling
  • Japanese: わらいころげ — attack of giggling
  • Japanese: 笑い転げ (waraikoroge) — attack of giggling
  • Lombard: ridaroeula — attack of giggling
  • Lombard: stupidera — attack of giggling
  • Norwegian: latterkick — attack of giggling
  • Norwegian: latterkrampe — attack of giggling
  • Norwegian: latterkule — attack of giggling
  • Norwegian: lættis — attack of giggling
  • Norwegian: lattis — attack of giggling
  • Polish: napad śmiechu — attack of giggling
  • Polish: śmiechawka — attack of giggling
  • Sicilian: lissìa — attack of giggling
  • Sicilian: liscìa — attack of giggling
  • Spanish: ataque de risa — attack of giggling
  • Swedish: skrattkramp — attack of giggling
  • Turkish: kahkaha fırtınası — attack of giggling