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"word": "gigglesome"
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{
"word": "giggling Gertie"
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"code": "eu",
"lang": "Basque",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "barre egin"
},
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"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "kikotja se",
"sense": "laugh",
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"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "shǎxiào",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "傻笑"
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"roman": "xī",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "嘻"
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"sense": "laugh",
"word": "fnise"
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"word": "giechelen"
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"sense": "laugh",
"word": "itsitama"
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{
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"word": "kichern"
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"code": "el",
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"roman": "chachanízo",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "χαχανίζω"
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"code": "hu",
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"sense": "laugh",
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"code": "is",
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"sense": "laugh",
"word": "flissa"
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{
"code": "izh",
"lang": "Ingrian",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "kitissä"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "ridacchiare"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kusukusu warau",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "くすくす笑う"
},
{
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "kerakera warau",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "けらけら笑う"
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"code": "kn",
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"sense": "laugh",
"word": "vyangya nage"
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"sense": "laugh",
"word": "kisi"
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"code": "kn",
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"word": "kikenti"
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"code": "mi",
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"sense": "laugh",
"word": "tīhohe"
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{
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"code": "fa",
"english": "rise raftan",
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"sense": "laugh",
"word": "ریسه رفتن"
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"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "chichotać"
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"word": "dar risadinhas"
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"word": "chicoti"
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"word": "reír"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "fnittra"
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"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "fnissa"
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "bungisngis"
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"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "kıkırdamak"
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{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "xitxiti",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "ხითხითი"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "laugh",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "Gekicher"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "cháchano",
"sense": "laugh",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "χάχανο"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "kikot",
"sense": "laugh",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "кикот"
},
{
"code": "mk",
"lang": "Macedonian",
"roman": "kikotnica",
"sense": "laugh",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "кикотница"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "laugh",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "fnising"
},
{
"code": "no",
"lang": "Norwegian",
"sense": "laugh",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "knising"
},
{
"code": "fa",
"lang": "Persian",
"roman": "rise",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "ریسه"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "laugh",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "chichot"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "laugh",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "risadinha"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "xixíkanʹje",
"sense": "laugh",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "хихи́канье"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "laugh",
"word": "kıkırdama"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "laugh",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "cilchwerthiniad"
},
{
"code": "cy",
"lang": "Welsh",
"sense": "laugh",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "piff"
}
],
"word": "giggle"
}
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