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- Dictionarygag·gle/ˈɡaɡ(ə)l/
noun
- 1. a flock of geese.
- 2. a disorderly or noisy group of people: informal "the gaggle of reporters and photographers that dogged his every step"
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The meaning of GAGGLE is flock; especially : a flock of geese when not in flight. How to use gaggle in a sentence.
GAGGLE meaning: 1. a group of geese 2. a group of noisy or silly people: 3. an informal meeting in which someone…. Learn more.
GAGGLE definition: 1. a group of geese 2. a group of noisy or silly people: 3. an informal meeting in which someone…. Learn more.
noun. a flock of geese when not flying. Compare skein. an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering: a politician followed by a gaggle of supporters. an assortment of related things. gaggle. / ˈɡæɡəl / verb. intr (of geese) to cackle. noun. a flock of geese. informal. a disorderly group of people. a gabbling or cackling sound. Discover More.
Gaggle is a word known as a "term of venery," a collective noun used to describe a particular group of animals. When a bunch of geese waddle around on the ground, that's a gaggle of geese. If those same geese were flying overhead, you'd call them a flock or a skein instead.
Definition of gaggle noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
n. 1. a flock of geese. 2. informal a disorderly group of people. 3. a gabbling or cackling sound. [C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse gagl gosling, Dutch gaggelen to cackle, all of imitative origin]
