gaggle

American  

[gag-uhl] / ˈgæg əl /

verb (used without object)

gaggled, gaggling

1. to cackle.

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noun

1. a flock of geese when not flying.

2. an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering.

   a politician followed by a gaggle of supporters.

3. an assortment of related things.

gaggle British  

/ ˈɡæɡəl /

verb

1. (intr) (of geese) to cackle

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noun

1. a flock of geese

2. informal a disorderly group of people

3. a gabbling or cackling sound

Etymology

Origin of gaggle

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb gagelen ; of imitative origin

Example Sentences

Then she makes a beeline for a gaggle of giggling children and expectant women, most in flowing black cloaks.

From BBC

The ambassador appears, trailed by a gaggle of aides and colleagues.

From Literature

And there is the wholesale trashing of the editorial staffers of the real-life Condé Nast, here a gaggle of privileged narcissists who are accidentally infected, quarantined and treated like human garbage.

From The Wall Street Journal

Surely one of that gaggle of karaoke-loving girls had reported her disappearance, or someone in that immersive theater class of hers, or a professor.

From Literature

Her gaggle of friends comes bustling over and shuffles in behind her.

From Literature

Related Words

• circle
• congregation
• crew
• group
• horde
• lot
• mass
• mob
• pack
• party
• people
• press
• sellout
• throng