giggle
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“I’m really drawn to problematic characters,” Eleazar says with a gleeful giggle.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
She’s not coming back to have a hit and giggle and then a Pimm’s at Centre Court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Jones said the project had been "35 years in the making", while Speirs joked it "could be a long shoot" as Jones kept making him "giggle".
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
She said with a giggle that at 15 years or so into their marriage, “I tell him what to do.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 29, 2026
I feel my cheeks go hot as they both start to giggle.
From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish
This portion of the curriculum, naturally, came with plenty of giggles and whispers.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
Actor Ryan McCartan ranted on Instagram about poorly timed giggles during his performance in “The Great Gatsby.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
“I laughed because she did,” he weakly claims, and there are more giggles.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 5, 2026
"Well, he's a top dog in 2025 - absolutely, yeah," Shearer replies coyly, before the pair and Gary Lineker erupt into fits of giggles.
From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2025
All her lethargy fled as the sound of giggles and running feet echoed down the hallway and into the parlor.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
Though many in Hollywood have giggled at the idea of a major studio moving to the South, it isn’t totally ridiculous.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
By sickening contrast, Nadja Spiegelman, an editor at the Times, and Jia Tolentino, a writer for the New Yorker, giggled their way through an interview with Mr. Piker.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026
"I feel silly," giggled Ruiloba, a 34-year-old doctor.
From Barron's ● Jan. 11, 2026
Carrie grinned and giggled and for one glorious moment savored her peace, until a rat stampede abruptly invaded it.
From Salon ● Jul. 13, 2025
In the YA section, some kids from school were playing on the computers, and they pointed and giggled when they saw Jonah being paraded around, his arm trapped in the librarian’s grip.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
Beavis and Butt-head might leave chaos and destruction in their muttering, giggling wake, but they rarely suffer lasting harm themselves.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
When customs officers at Heathrow developed a giggling problem, they called Jimmy Robinson.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
“I’ve never been drunk because I don’t like the taste of alcohol,” says Moreno, giggling.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
He was told to go to the bathroom block and Cheryl ran giggling into the ladies' changing rooms, refusing to come out.
From BBC ● Feb. 23, 2026
For two hours I listen to giggling and flapping as they entertain themselves with the skittish creatures.
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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