giggle
Light, nervous chuckle
A giggle is a light, often uncontrollable laugh, typically high-pitched and suggesting amusement, nervousness, or silliness: The children dissolved into giggles.
The verb means to laugh this way: She giggled at his joke.
Giggling often carries connotations of immaturity or giddiness, though adults giggle too when something strikes them as absurdly funny.
Low, suppressed laugh
- snickerStifled, scornful laugh
- titterRestrained nervous giggle
- chortleGleeful, breathy laugh
- tee-heeSuppressed, silly laugh
cackle · snort · guffaw · peal · squeal · burst · shriek · howl
Suppress or restrain
- muffleDeaden or suppress sound
- smotherDeprive of air
- containHold within limits
- restrainLimit freedom of movement
snicker · snort · sputter · choke · burst · escape · uncontrollable · infectious
Frivolous, absurd behavior
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
mischief · delight · joy · exuberance · ticklish · squealing · teasing · romping
Nervous agitation
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
fidgeting · blushing · stammering · shyness · awkwardness · self-consciousness · insecurity · flustered
chuckle
Low, suppressed laugh
tee-hee · cackle · snort · guffaw · peal · squeal · burst · shriek · howl · roar
stifle
Suppress or restrain
restrain · snicker · snort · sputter · choke · burst · escape · uncontrollable · infectious · contagious
silliness
Frivolous, absurd behavior
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- giddinessLightheaded, excitable state
whimsy · mischief · delight · joy · exuberance · ticklish · squealing · teasing · romping · frolic
jitters
Nervous agitation
- butterfliesFluttering insects or nervousness
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- uneaseMild persistent worry
apprehension · fidgeting · blushing · stammering · shyness · awkwardness · self-consciousness · insecurity · flustered · edginess
coy
Affectedly modest
- coquettishPlayfully alluring in manner
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
playful · demure · charming · smitten · blushing · fluttering · winking · smirking · alluring · kittenish
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- casual verbschat, chill, gab, grin, hang
- laughterlaugh, chuckling, laughing, snickering, chortling
- merrimentmirth, laugh, gaiety, merriment, chuckle
- positive reactionssmile, laugh, cheer, applause, clapping
- sound effectssound effects, sound effect, ringtone, boing, crash
- church gigglesLaughter when silence required
- giggle juiceSlang for alcohol
giggling, giggles, giggled, giggly, giggler, gigglers, giggliest, gigglefest