giggling

giggling — verb

  • gigglingpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • gigglings3rd person singular
  • gigglinging-ing form
  • gigglingedpast simple

1. To make short, quiet bursts of laughter that you cannot easily control, usually

1.動詞不及物B1
釋義

To make short, quiet bursts of laughter that you cannot easily control, usually because something strikes you as silly, embarrassing, or improper for the moment.

例句

The children kept giggling during the wedding ceremony when the flower girl tripped on her dress.

giggle + during + event for a specific trigger

Mei tried to stop giggling when the teacher's microphone made a loud squeaking noise.

同義詞
  • chuckle

    softer and more controlled than giggling; usually a single or short laugh

  • snicker

    quieter and often meaner, suggesting laughter at someone's mistake or embarrassment

  • titter

    a high-pitched, nervous laugh; slightly dated or British

反義詞
  • sob

    to cry noisily, the opposite emotional response

  • frown

    to show displeasure instead of amusement

文法句型

giggle + at + noun phrase

用法筆記

Intransitive only. Frequently followed by 'at' or 'about' to name the cause of laughter. Often used with 'can't stop / couldn't stop' to emphasise loss of control.

常見錯誤

❌She giggled me with a funny joke.
✅She made me giggle with a funny joke.
💡'giggle' is intransitive; it cannot take a direct object.

giggling — noun