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giggle
What does giggle mean?
giggle (verb): to laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce giggle?
/ˈɡɪɡl̩/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “giggle” mean?
have the financial means to do something or buy something
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make a hole, especially with a pointed power or hand tool
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to use in place of something else, with the same function
Not quite: that's what substitute means.
to laugh gently in a playful, nervous, or affected manner
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