How do you use the word "giggle" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "giggle": She has a cute giggle. He always had a giggle.

Giggle Meaning

/ˈɡɪɡl̩/

Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

verbTo laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.

nounA high-pitched, silly laugh.

Sentence Examples

She has a cute giggle.

He always had a giggle.

Yanni heard the giggle of a little girl.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The funny clown made the children ____ uncontrollably during the show.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The young children couldn't help but ____ when the clown at the birthday party made a funny face.

Word Origin & History

Early 16th century, probably of imitative origin. Or, perhaps a frequentative based on dialectal English gig (“to creak”), from Middle English gigen (“to make a creaking sound”) + -le; or perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin: compare Saterland Frisian güüchelje (“to giggle”), West Frisian giechelje (“to giggle”), Dutch giechelen (“to giggle”), German Low German giecheln (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), German gickeln (“to giggle”). All of these words are likely onomatopoeic as well. Also compare Alemannic German Guege (“fiddle”).

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"My audience to this not-too-easy operation was a small group of Scottish school lasses, who seemed (perhaps naturally) to find the proceedings somewhat mysterious, but at any rate amusing. I wished they would go away, but they didn't, so I had to get on with the job to the accompaniment of a background of giggles!" — 1952 February, H. C. Casserley, “Permanent Wayfarings”, in Railway Magazine, page 77:

"For my first English breakfast I had kippers and pink champagne - what a combination, still it was a bit of a giggle and I know I've really arrived." — 2013, Patricia Newell-Dunkley, Letters of a Travelling Lady, page 16:

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