gigglings
Bouts of snickering
Gigglings are instances or episodes of giggling—light, often uncontrollable laughter: The gigglings from the back row disrupted the lecture.
The word emphasizes repeated or multiple occurrences rather than a single laugh.
Self-conscious unease
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
- shynessTendency toward social timidity
blushing · fidgeting · self-conscious · anxiety · unease · social · fluster · titters
Speaks very quietly
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- conspiratorialSuggesting secret plotting
- hiddenKept out of sight
- knowingPossessing awareness or insight
private · huddles · scandal · rumors · inside jokes · confidential · scheming · cliques
Young human beings
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
tickling · games · nursery · toddlers · mischief · playground · birthday parties · sleepovers
Transmissible between people
- spreadingExtending over space
- chorusSingers performing together
- ripplingFlowing in undulations
- groupAssembled collection of things
cascading · collective · uncontrollable · chain reaction · outburst · classroom · audience · shared
embarrassment
Self-conscious unease
- awkwardnessLack of grace or ease
- discomfortMild physical or mental distress
- tensionStretched or strained state
shyness · blushing · fidgeting · self-conscious · anxiety · unease · social · fluster · titters · covering mouth
whispers
Speaks very quietly
- gossipInformal talk spreading rumors
- conspiratorialSuggesting secret plotting
- hiddenKept out of sight
knowing · private · huddles · scandal · rumors · inside jokes · confidential · scheming · cliques · passing notes
children
Young human beings
- playfulnessLighthearted, frisky spirit
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
- schoolyardOutdoor area at school
silliness · tickling · games · nursery · toddlers · mischief · playground · birthday parties · sleepovers · cartoons
contagious
Transmissible between people
group · cascading · collective · uncontrollable · chain reaction · outburst · classroom · audience · shared · wavelike
gigglingsguffaws
Loud, coarse laughs
roars · belly laughs · bellows · uproarious laughter · howls
gigglingssobbings
Instances of convulsive crying
wailings · lamentations · moanings · whimperings · sighings