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How to use giggle in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Giggle means to laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner. Example: “The jokes had them giggling like little girls all evening.”

Examples of giggle by meaning

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

  • The jokes had them giggling like little girls all evening.
  • I couldn't resist to giggle a little tee hee.

nounA high-pitched, silly laugh.

  • 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

nounFun; an amusing episode.

  • We put itching powder down his shirt for giggles.
  • The women thought it would be quite a giggle to have a strippergram at the bride's hen party.
  • 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

More sentences with giggle

  • I felt like a fifth wheel when both of them started giggling and making out during dinner.From the entry fifth wheel
  • He tickled Nancy's tummy, and she started to giggle.From the entry tickle
  • She was seized with a bad case of the giggles.From the entry giggles
  • When he started giggling, it set us all off too.From the entry set off
  • Yvonne always wondered why Ernest had singled her out of the group of giggling girls she hung around with.From the entry single out
  • You're giggling because I said "butt"? Grow up, seriously.From the entry grow up
  • The cheesy antics had everyone giggling.From the entry cheesy
  • I feel bad for kind of giggling at some of these drawings.2024 July 31, u/Alternateme21, r/sillyboyclub (Reddit post), archived from the original on 12 Nov 2025. From the entry silly slicing
  • Navigating gradients in high heels, she says with a giggle, is “no joke leh”.2023 March 5, Wong Kim Hoh, quoting Lynette Tan, The Straits Times, Singapore, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2024. From the entry leh
  • The babies, giggled, smiled, and squidged dirt and dandelions between their fingers.2021, Rivers Solomon, Sorrowland, #Merky Books, page 59. From the entry squidge
  • Three Texas teachers heard giggles as they insistently knocked on the front door of their student’s home.2021 March 8, Kelsie Smith, “Teachers are making surprise visits to students who are struggling with online learning”, in CNN, archived…. From the entry insistently
  • 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
  • I'm a poet, and I didn't even know it,” she giggles to herself.2020 October 18, Diane Anthony, The Remnant, Authors 4 Authors Publishing, →ISBN, page 81. From the entry one is a poet and doesn't know it
  • 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
  • “That boy is just begging for a hinnerdale full of buckshot.” Lily stifled a giggle.2016 July 1, Jennifer Beckstrand, Sweet as Honey, Zebra Books, →ISBN. From the entry hinnerdale
  • 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
  • Bliss gasped, and Nyssa could not help the little giggle that escaped her.2012, Bertrice Small, Love, Remember Me, page 100. From the entry nyssa
  • I melt into a sycophantic soup, and all that’s left to do is giggle, fawn and swoon.2011, Felix Hagan, “Just Like All The Rest”, in Dawn Breaks, the Monster Wakes.... From the entry sycophantic
  • They were like tribbles, multiplying by the dozens, cackling, giggling their maniacal joy at the game.2010, Dakota Cassidy, chapter 19, in Accidentally Demonic. From the entry tribble
  • That struck me as hilarious, and I broke into hysterical giggles.2010, Julie Kagawa, The Iron King, Don Mills: Harlequin Teen, →ISBN, page 237. From the entry break into
  • McAfferty giggled, then stepped back and shadowboxed, jabbing the air with his little fists.2009, Jim Lynch, Border Songs. From the entry shadowbox
  • I think I'm always going to giggle in future whenever I hear the relevant Paul McCartney song.2008, Abel and Haron, The Spanking Writers. From the entry OTK
  • His nose starts squirting blood right before I kick him square in the twig and giggle berries.2008, Stephanie Hale, Twisted Sisters, Berkley JAM, →ISBN, page 72. From the entry giggle berries
  • Or, "Pardon me, Brad, while I reach down and scratch my giggle berries."2008, Zombies Ate My Headlines, Carbolic Smoke Books, →ISBN, page 167. From the entry giggle berries
  • The girls giggled during the kick line and forced smiles during push-ups, situps and twists.2007 April 2, Jessica Kowal, “Lacking Big-City Luster, Junior Miss Carves a Niche”, in New York Times. From the entry situp
  • Clive ran out of the room laughing a toddlerish giggle, which was somewhat cute on an 11-year-old.2007, Norah S. Bernard, Clive & Brie, page 9. From the entry toddlerish
  • And Craig couldn't help it — he started giggling like a schoolgirl.2007, Bryan Smith, The Freakshow. From the entry serial killer glasses
  • "Oh, yeah, like, totally, I mean, you know, whatever," Miranda said, giggling.2006, Robin Wasserman, Wrath. From the entry for reals
  • The potheads were either smoking or eating or giggling or some combination of the three.2005, Pamela Anderson, Star Struck, New York, N.Y.: Atria Books, →ISBN, page 149. From the entry chic
  • Anyhow, if it's a watch, it better be a Rolex." Godwin giggled.2005, Monica Ferris, Embroidered Truths. From the entry Goddy
  • You’re kidding me.” I had a bit of a giggle over filo pastry.2005, Claire McNab, The Quokka Question, published 2020, →ISBN. From the entry aunticide
  • Across the way cigared men whisper, giggle incoherently at the sight of dogs in heat.2005, Lydia Melvin, South of Here, Western Michigan University, →ISBN, page 45. From the entry cigared
  • To have Sarah as your woman?" He ended with a twitterish giggle.2003, Derek Hart, Shadows in Replay, page 225. From the entry twitterish

Meaning of giggle

  1. verb To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.
  2. noun A high-pitched, silly laugh.
  3. noun Fun; an amusing episode.

Full definition of giggle

Questions about giggle in a sentence

How do you use giggle in a sentence?
Giggle is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The jokes had them giggling like little girls all evening.”
What is a short sentence with giggle?
“The cheesy antics had everyone giggling.”
What does giggle mean?
Giggle means to laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: giggle (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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