giggle

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

To laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.

Noun

1. A high-pitched, silly laugh.
2. (informal) Fun; an amusing episode.

Sinonieme

titter

chuckle

laugh

😆

snicker

snigger

chortle

smile

😄

cackle

sneer

squeak

giggling

grin

😁

simper

guffaw

be in stitches

heehaw

laughter

laugh up one’s sleeve

peep

roar

smirk

😏

sniggering

tee-hee

tehee

twitter

suppressed laugh

show the teeth

amuse

Vertalings

kichern

ricaner

Gekicher

risita

ridacchiare

χαχανίζω

giechelen

γέλιο

ricanement

χασκογελώ

ridacchiare nervosamente

risatina nervosa

rialleta

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɡɪɡl̩/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Saterfriesisch: güüchelje

Verwante met Fries: giechelje

Verwante met Nederlands: giechelen

Verwante met Duits: giggln

Verwante met Duits: gickeln

Verwante met Switserse Duits: Guege

In summary

Early 16th century, probably of imitative origin.
Or, perhaps a frequentative based on dialectal English gig (“to creak”), from Middle English gigen (“to make a creaking sound”) + -le; or perhaps of Dutch or Low German origin: compare Saterland Frisian güüchelje (“to giggle”), West Frisian giechelje (“to giggle”), Dutch giechelen (“to giggle”), German Low German giecheln (“to giggle”), dialectal German giggln, gigglen (“to giggle”), German gickeln (“to giggle”). All of these words are likely onomatopoeic as well. Also compare Alemannic German Guege (“fiddle”).