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Giggle vs Smirk - What's the difference?

giggle | smirk |

As verbs the difference between giggle and smirk

is that giggle is to laugh gently or in a high-pitched voice; to laugh in a silly or giddy way while smirk is to smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

As nouns the difference between giggle and smirk

is that giggle is a high-pitched, silly laugh while smirk is an uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful.

As an adjective smirk is

smart; spruce; affected; simpering.

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

    smirk

    English

    (wikipedia smirk)

    Alternative forms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An uneven, often crooked smile that is insolent, self-satisfied or scornful.
  • A forced or affected smile; a simper.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • The bride, all smirk and blush, had just entered.

    Derived terms

    * smirker * smirkily * smirkingly * smirky

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To smile in a way that is affected, smug, insolent or contemptuous.

    • Synonyms

    * simper * shit-eating grin (vulgar)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) smart; spruce; affected; simpering
  • * Spenser
    • So smirk , so smooth.