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giggle

[gig-uhl] / ˈgɪg əl /




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Thankfully, Jimmy knew of a nest being built on the outskirts of Bishop Auckland which would happily take in the giggle of galahs, alongside its impending parliament of owls and pandemonium of parrots.

From BBC Jul. 19, 2026

This is the part where the Journal’s premier footy scribes Joshua Robinson and Jonathan Clegg giggle at my stateside naiveté.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

“I feel like there’s an artist after me but there isn’t,” said Selines with a hushed giggle.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

Jones said the project had been "35 years in the making", while Speirs joked it "could be a long shoot" as Jones kept making him "giggle".

From BBC Jun. 16, 2026

A few students giggle, but most are busy with their own work.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

There are polite smiles and giggles throughout the meal.

From BBC Jul. 10, 2026

This portion of the curriculum, naturally, came with plenty of giggles and whispers.

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

It isn’t quite silly season yet, but the giggles are starting.

From Barron's Oct. 10, 2025

The capacity of film to genuinely frighten, via editing, camera, music and—notably in a Wan film—ambient sound was being abandoned in favor of gore and giggles.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 2, 2025

“You’re a freak of nature,” I told her, but I was laughing too hard to get away, and then she was lying on top of me, smothering me in giggles and egg guts.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Though many in Hollywood have giggled at the idea of a major studio moving to the South, it isn’t totally ridiculous.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 18, 2026

"I feel silly," giggled Ruiloba, a 34-year-old doctor.

From Barron's Jan. 11, 2026

You know how you giggled every time someone said “Tush Push”? You know how you held the football and stared at the Roger Goodell signature for 10 minutes?

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 26, 2025

He playfully slapped at him, and they smiled and giggled like the best of friends.

From Salon Nov. 21, 2025

They crawled up my neck and pranced on my head and giggled.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff

"And then Jimothy shows up and for one brief weird moment everyone is on the same page - rooting for this little gremlin, giggling at his name, feeling weirdly connected to strangers over absolutely nothing."

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

Unlike a bachelorette party or the typical male revue, there was no giggling in the room, and no wink of camp from the performers.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

He was told to go to the bathroom block and Cheryl ran giggling into the ladies' changing rooms, refusing to come out.

From BBC Feb. 23, 2026

“This mom was walking her little baby back and forth across the terrace, teaching her how to walk,” Chamberlain said, “and she’s giggling while there’s a car burning,”

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 23, 2026

I crashed down with it and lay there, listening to Coogie and Albert whooping and hollering outside, and Jeb and the girls giggling up a storm.

From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney




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