giggling

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noun

The act of producing giggles; high-pitched laughter

Less commonScrabble 12

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of giggle
noungiggling (plural gigglings)

plural gigglings

  1. The act of producing giggles; high-pitched laughter

    Once there, he blushingly went through the procedure, having to fold and refold the flag about three times, to the twitterings and gigglings of twelve little girls.

    1959 May, Boys' Life, volume 49, number 5, page 56
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