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Giggle vs Higgle - What's the difference?

giggle | higgle |

As verbs the difference between giggle and higgle

is that giggle is to laugh gently or in a high-pitched voice; to laugh in a silly or giddy way while higgle is (archaic) to hawk or peddle provisions.

As a noun giggle

is a high-pitched, silly laugh.

giggle

English

Verb

(giggl)
  • To laugh gently or in a high-pitched voice; to laugh in a silly or giddy way.
    • The jokes had them giggling like little girls all evening.

    Synonyms

    * (laugh in a silly way) titter * See also

    Derived terms

    * giggly

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A high-pitched, silly laugh.
  • (informal) Amusement.
    • We put itching powder down his shirt for giggles .
    The women thought it would be quite a giggle to have a strippergram at the bride's hen party.

    Synonyms

    * titter * amusement, fun, a joke, a laugh or laughs

    higgle

    English

    Verb

    (higgl)
  • (archaic) To hawk or peddle provisions.
  • (archaic) To wrangle (over a price, terms of an agreement, etc.)
    • To truck and higgle for a private good. — Emerson.

    Synonyms

    * haggle, wrangle, chaffer, huckster.

    Related terms

    Probably alteration of haggle.

    References

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