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"To giggle" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Feb 11, 2022 (see all)
хихи́кать
[ hee-hée-kat' ]
Verb , imperfective
Perfective - захихи́кать, похихи́кать
to chuckle, to giggle, to titter, to snigger

Morphemic analysis

хихикать
root: хи
root: хи
suffix: ка
ending: ть

Etymology

хи-хи - sound of giggling

Examples of "To giggle" in Russian

  • Класс вдруг замолча́л, и то́лько на после́дней па́рте как ни в чём ни быва́ло хихи́кали мальчи́шки.

    klas vdruk za-mal-chál, ee tól'-ka na pas-lyéd-nyeî pár-tye kak nee f chyom nee by-vá-la hee-hee-ka-lee mal'-chéesh-kee

    The class suddenly fell silent, and only at the last desk, the boys giggled as if nothing had happened.

  • Де́ти хихи́кали и ра́довались предстоя́щей проде́лке.

    dyé-tee hee-hée-ka-lee ee rá-da-va-lees' preet-sta-yá-schyeî pra-dyél-kye

    The children giggled and rejoiced at the upcoming escapade.

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