giggling
くすくす笑う
解説 Definition
giggling は giggle（くすくす笑う）の現在分詞・動名詞です。大声で笑うのではなく、こらえきれずに小さく笑う様子を表します。
The present participle or gerund of giggle, referring to laughing repeatedly in a light, quiet, and sometimes uncontrolled way, often because something is funny, embarrassing, or exciting.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 giggle「くすくす笑う」の語末 e を取って -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞。giggle は大声の laugh と違い、面白さや緊張から小さな笑いが繰り返し漏れる様子を表す。start giggling、keep giggling、children giggling の場面をまとめて覚える。
Link giggling to the base verb giggle, which describes a series of small, light laughs rather than one loud laugh. To form giggling, remove the final e from giggle and add -ing. Picture children trying to remain quiet while little bursts of laughter keep escaping; that scene captures the word better than the broader verb laugh. Useful patterns include start giggling, keep giggling, and hear someone giggling. The form may describe an action in progress, as in “They were giggling,” or the activity itself, as in “Giggling was not allowed.”
例文
The children were giggling in the back of the room.
子どもたちは部屋の後ろでくすくす笑っていました。
She started giggling when she saw the funny photo.
彼女はその面白い写真を見てくすくす笑い始めました。
They tried to stay quiet, but they kept giggling.
彼らは静かにしようとしましたが、くすくす笑い続けていました。
giggling の類義語・関連語
giggling の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 gigelen に由来する擬音語で、くすくすと漏れ出る笑い声を模倣した語。北欧語やオランダ語 giechelen（忍び笑い）との関連も指摘される。-ing は現在分詞。声を抑えきれず繰り返し漏れる笑いが原義。関連語: giggle（名詞・笑い）、jiggle（小刻みに揺れる）。
Giggling is the -ing form of giggle, made by dropping the final e before adding the suffix. Giggle is recorded in Middle English as gigelen and is generally treated as imitative, reflecting repeated light bursts of laughter. Similar forms occur in other Germanic languages, although their exact historical relationship is not fully certain. The modern word continues to suggest a repeated, partly uncontrolled laugh.
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