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- Dictionarygaggle/ˈɡaɡl/
noun
- 1. a flock of geese.
- 2. a disorderly group of people: informal "the gaggle of photographers that dogged his every step"
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1. : flock. especially: a flock of geese when not in flight compare skein. 2. : a group, aggregation, or cluster lacking organization. a gaggle of reporters and photographers. 3. : an indefinite number. participated in a gaggle of petty crimes.
GAGGLE definition: 1. a group of geese 2. a group of noisy or silly people: 3. an informal meeting in which someone…. Learn more.
verb (used without object) , gag·gled, gag·gling. to cackle. 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.
GAGGLE meaning: 1. a group of geese 2. a group of noisy or silly people: 3. an informal meeting in which someone…. Learn 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]
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.
You can use gaggle to refer to a group of people, especially if they are noisy or disorganized.
You can use gaggle to refer to a group of people, especially if they are noisy or disorganized.
Noun. Singular: gaggle. Plural: gaggles. Origin of Gaggle. Middle English gagel from gagelen to cackle probably of imitative origin. From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition. From Middle English gagelen (“to cackle”). From Wiktionary. Gaggle Sentence Examples. The gaggle behind Smyth was starting to get ferocious.
1. to cackle. noun. 2. a flock of geese when not flying. Compare skein. 3. an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering. a politician followed by a gaggle of supporters. 4. an assortment of related things. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.
