kichern

Meaning

to giggle, snicker

Concepts

giggle

chuckle

snigger

titter

laugh

😆

snicker

cackle

cuscus

chortle

Synonyms

lachen

😆

in sich hineinlachen

glucksen

gickeln

gackern

feixen

😏

lächeln

😄

grienen

😁

kudern

keckern

glucken

hihi

schmunzeln

sich freuen

grinsen

😁

Translations

ricaner

ridacchiare

kıkır kıkır gülmek

gülmek

😆

يهز

giechelen

kıs kıs gülmek

γελάω

lachen

😆

rire

😆

risita

glousser

Dialects

Aargau

gigele

Basel-Landschaft

giigele

Basel-Landschaft

kittere

Basel-Landschaft

kuttere

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɪçɐn/

Etymology

Cognate with German: gickeln

In summary

Of imitative origin, or perhaps a fusion of Middle High German kitzern, kittern (“to giggle”), and German gickeln, gickern (“to giggle”).