2. Noun. (context: with "''the''") An attack of uncontrolled giggling. ¹
3. Verb. (third-person singular of giggle) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Giggles
1. giggle [v] - See also: giggle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Giggles
Literary usage of Giggles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"He did not see her painted cheeks or hear her affected giggles; he saw only an
ideal being whose death left him desolate. No one can read the numerous ..."
2. The Book Lover: A Magazine of Book Lore (1900)
"4 " giggles hysterically and otherwise . . 5 " sneezes (a) i " refers gentlemen
to papa ... 3 " kisses gentleman first . ..."
3. Note-book of an Adopted Mother: Experience in the Home Training of a Boy by Eleanor Davids (1903)
"This morning the boys awakened at four, and visited in whispers and giggles until
six, when they came down washed and dressed and ready for the day. ..."
4. The New England Historical and Genealogical Register by Henry Fritz-Gilbert Waters (1898)
"To William giggles forty shillings, immediately after the decease of his father
Thomas giggles, to Margaret Warner twenty shillings, to Ambrose giggles ten ..."
5. The Memoirs of the Gemini Generals: Personal Anecdotes, Sporting Adventures by Osborn Wilkinson, Johnson Wilkinson (1896)
"The little pet whose fate I am about to recount, rejoiced in the euphonious name
of " giggles." I should not have stood sponsor for that " laughable" name, ..."
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