giggle

giggle
1. noun
1) Kichern, das; Gekicher, das

with a giggle — kichernd

[a fit of] the giggles — ein Kicheranfall

2) (coll.) (amusing person) Witzbold, der; (amusing thing, joke) Spaß, der

we did it for a giggle — wir wollten unseren Spaß haben

2. intransitive verb
kichern
* * *
['ɡiɡl] 1. verb
(to laugh in a nervous or silly way.) kichern
2. noun
(a laugh of this kind.) das Kichern
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- giggly
* * *
gig·gle
[ˈgɪgl̩]
I. vi kichern, SCHWEIZ a. giggeln fam
to \giggle at sth über etw akk kichern
II. n
1. (laugh) Gekicher nt kein pl
to have a \giggle over sth sich akk über etw akk amüsieren
2. no pl BRIT, AUS (fam: joke) Spaß m
it was just a \giggle das war bloß Spaß
to do sth for a \giggle etw zum Spaß machen
3. pl (fam: laughing fit)
to get/have [a fit of] the \giggles einen Lachanfall bekommen
* * *
['gɪgl]
1. n
Gekicher nt no pl, Kichern nt no pl

..., he said with a giggle — ..., sagte er kichernd

we had a good giggle about it (inf) — wir haben uns darüber gekringelt (inf)

it was a bit of a giggle (inf)es war ganz lustig

a fit of the giggles — ein Kicheranfall m

to get the giggles — anfangen herumzukichern

to do sth as a giggle — etw aus Spaß tun

2. vi
kichern, gickeln (inf)
* * *
giggle [ˈɡıɡl]
A v/i kichern
B v/t etwas kichernd sagen:
she giggled her agreement sie stimmte kichernd zu
C s
1. Kichern n, Gekicher n:
have the giggles kichern müssen
2. umg be a bit of a giggle ganz lustig sein;
for a giggle aus oder im Spaß
* * *
1. noun
1) Kichern, das; Gekicher, das

with a giggle — kichernd

[a fit of] the giggles — ein Kicheranfall

2) (coll.) (amusing person) Witzbold, der; (amusing thing, joke) Spaß, der

we did it for a giggle — wir wollten unseren Spaß haben

2. intransitive verb
kichern
* * *
n.
Gekicher n. v.
kichern v.

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