Past tense of giggle
regular verb
The past tense of giggle is giggled. The past participle is also giggled.
Forms of giggle
| Base form (V1) | giggle /ˈɡɪɡl̩/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | giggled |
| Past participle (V3) | giggled |
| Present participle | giggling |
| Third person singular | giggles |
Giggled in a sentence
- The babies, giggled, smiled, and squidged dirt and dandelions between their fingers.2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 59. From the entry squidge
- Hardy almost giggled, but he stopped himself in time—giggling would seem unmanly.2020, Patrick Sheane Duncan, A Private War. From the entry fun on a bun
- Mims giggled as, upon their arrival home, her high heels misnegotiated the threshold and she tripped.2017, Sheelagh Kelly, A Different Kind of Love. From the entry misnegotiate
- Askew opened his coat again and she giggled out at us and Grandpa gasped with delight.2014, David Almond, Kit's Wilderness. From the entry peepo
- The four kids giggled as they filed out the door and climbed into her car.2012, Lindy Schneider, “Gramma's Christmas Store”, in Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark, editor, Chicken Soup for the Soul…. From the entry conspiracy
Meaning of giggle
- verb To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.
- noun A high-pitched, silly laugh.
- noun Fun; an amusing episode.
Questions about the past tense of giggle
- What is the past tense of giggle?
- The past tense of giggle is giggled.
- What is the past participle of giggle?
- The past participle of giggle is giggled.
- Is giggle a regular or irregular verb?
- Giggle is a regular verb: its past tense adds -d.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: giggle (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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