giggling
Light, silly laughter
Giggling is laughing in a light, often nervous or silly way, typically in short repeated bursts.
Children giggle at jokes; adults may giggle from nervousness or self-consciousness.
The sound suggests something less controlled than a full laugh: She couldn't stop giggling during the serious meeting.
A fit of giggling can be contagious.
Vocal expression of amusement
- amusementPleased entertainment state
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- chucklingLaughing softly, briefly
tittering · snickering · chortle · tee-hee · chortling · merriment · hilarity · silliness
Touch provoking involuntary laughter
- ticklingProvoking involuntary laughter
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- wrigglingTwisting with short movements
- sensitiveEasily affected emotionally
helpless · breathless · tears · uncontrollable · belly · ribs · armpits · soles
Life's earliest phase
- innocentFree from moral wrong
- naiveInnocently unsuspecting
- cherubicInnocently sweet-faced
- angelicDivinely pure and good
wholesome · guileless · wide-eyed · unsophisticated · ingenuous · pure · sincere · artless
Stifled, scornful laughter
- jeeringVocal public mockery
- smirkingSmiling with smugness
- derisiveExpressing contemptuous ridicule
- tauntingInsulting to provoke
mean-spirited · cruel · sneering · scornful · contemptuous · ridiculing · whispering · gossiping
Lacking grace or ease
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
- anxiousTroubled by uncertainty
jittery · flustered · uneasy · tense · fidgeting · squirming · blushing · sheepish
Playfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
- coquettishPlayfully alluring in manner
coy · frisky · sportive · fun-loving · spirited · vivacious · carefree · lighthearted
laughter
Vocal expression of amusement
- amusementPleased entertainment state
- gleeExuberant, often impish delight
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
chuckling · tittering · snickering · chortle · tee-hee · chortling · merriment · hilarity · silliness · humor
tickle
Touch provoking involuntary laughter
- ticklingProvoking involuntary laughter
- squirmingTwisting restlessly from discomfort
- wrigglingTwisting with short movements
sensitive · helpless · breathless · tears · uncontrollable · belly · ribs · armpits · soles · feet
childhood
Life's earliest phase
angelic · wholesome · guileless · wide-eyed · unsophisticated · ingenuous · pure · sincere · artless · unaffected
snickering
Stifled, scornful laughter
taunting · mean-spirited · cruel · sneering · scornful · contemptuous · ridiculing · whispering · gossiping · catty
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- uncomfortableCausing unease or distress
- embarrassedSelf-consciously uncomfortable
- self-consciousUncomfortably aware of oneself
anxious · jittery · flustered · uneasy · tense · fidgeting · squirming · blushing · sheepish · timid
mischievous
Playfully causing trouble
- impishPlayfully mischievous in manner
- teasingPlayful, mild ridicule
- flirtatiousPlayfully romantic in manner
coquettish · coy · frisky · sportive · fun-loving · spirited · vivacious · carefree · lighthearted · blithe
- kid activitiesplaying, running, jumping, climbing, swinging
- kid comedyknock-knock jokes, potty humor, poop jokes, silly faces, funny faces
- childhood behaviorsskipping, tantrums, whining, pouting, fidgeting
- fidgetingfidgeting, fidget, tapping, fiddle, finger tapping
- joyhappiness, gladness, joyfulness, elation, delight
- laughterlaugh, chuckling, snickering, chortling, guffawing
gigglingcrying
Emotional tear release
sobbing · weeping · wailing · whimpering · moaning
gigglingguffawing
Laughing boisterously
bellowing · howling · silence · belly laughing · uproarious laughter