giggles
Silly little laughs
Giggles are bursts of light, often uncontrollable laughter—the kind that comes in waves and proves contagious.
The plural emphasizes repeated outbursts rather than a single laugh.
To do something for giggles or for the giggles is to do it purely for amusement, not for any serious purpose: We drove out to the abandoned house just for giggles.
Forcibly held in
- muffledMade quieter, less distinct
- snickerStifled, scornful laugh
- snortNoisy nasal exhale
- churchPlace of Christian worship
library · classroom · funeral · inappropriate · bursting · restraint · composure · holding back
Able to spread disease
- spreadingExtending over space
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- chain reactionSelf-sustaining causal sequence
group · shared · collective · ripple · classroom · sleepover · hysterics · catching
Life's earliest phase
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- kindergartenEarly schooling for youngsters
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
- bubblesGas-filled liquid spheres
innocent · carefree · wholesome · silly · ticklish · bedtime · slumber party · peek-a-boo
Affectedly modest
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- blushingFacial reddening from embarrassment
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
- eyelashesHairs bordering the eyelid
charm · playful · demure · coquettish · smitten · crush · fluttering · attention
Lacking grace or ease
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- shyReserved and retiring
- blushingFacial reddening from embarrassment
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
self-conscious · tension · anxiety · coping · deflection · flustered · jittery · uneasy
stifled
Forcibly held in
church · library · classroom · funeral · inappropriate · bursting · restraint · composure · holding back · uncontrollable
infectious
Able to spread disease
- spreadingExtending over space
- uncontrollableImpossible to restrain
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
chain reaction · group · shared · collective · ripple · classroom · sleepover · hysterics · catching · unstoppable
childhood
Life's earliest phase
- toddlerChild learning to walk
- kindergartenEarly schooling for youngsters
- playgroundChildren's outdoor recreation space
bubbles · innocent · carefree · wholesome · silly · ticklish · bedtime · slumber party · peek-a-boo · cartoon
coy
Affectedly modest
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- blushingFacial reddening from embarrassment
- bashfulUncomfortably self-conscious
eyelashes · charm · playful · demure · coquettish · smitten · crush · fluttering · attention · admirer
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- shyReserved and retiring
- blushingFacial reddening from embarrassment
uncomfortable · self-conscious · tension · anxiety · coping · deflection · flustered · jittery · uneasy · sheepish
ticklish
Prone to squirming
feathers · sensitive · belly · ribs · feet · reflexive · involuntary · helpless · breathless · squealing
- childhoodchildhood, baby, child, kid, toys
- toddlerstoddler, three-year-old, toddlerhood, terrible twos, first steps
- laughterlaugh, chuckling, laughing, snickering, chortling
- laugh reactionslaughter, chuckles, guffaws, cackles, snickers
- girlhooddolls, tea parties, sleepovers, braids, pigtails
- cutekittens, puppies, bunnies, babies, baby animals
- church gigglesLaughter when silence required
- giggle juiceSlang for alcohol
giggle, giggling, giggled, giggly, giggler, gigglers, giggliest, gigglier