Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gigil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
gig-il
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Inducing an intense emotion by being cute or charming; grittingly thrilling

noun

Intense emotion in response to something cute or charming; gritting thrill

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Tagalog gigil.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more gigil (comparative) most gigil (superlative) gigils (plural)

Questions

What does gigil mean?
Inducing an intense emotion by being cute or charming; grittingly thrilling
Where does gigil come from?
From Tagalog gigil.

How to pronounce gigil

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