# giggles

Pronunciation: say "GIG-uhlz" /ˈɡɪɡl̩z/

## Noun

1. A bout of uncontrollable laughter that is difficult to suppress once it starts.
   - Simple: A fit of laughing that you can't easily stop.
   - _A fit of the giggles swept through the back row during the solemn ceremony._
   - _She tried to keep a straight face during the speech, but the giggles took over._
2. Plural of giggle. — plural of giggle
   - Simple: Plural of giggle. Use this when you mean more than one giggle.
   - _Nervous giggles rippled across the audience as the speaker paused._
   - _The children's giggles filled the hallway after the puppet show._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present indicative of giggle. — third-person singular simple present indicative of giggle
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of giggle. Use this with he, she, or it.
   - _He giggles at the slightest joke, even when no one else finds it funny._
   - _Whenever the teacher slips up, the whole class giggles at once._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/giggles (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).