gaggle
[ gag-uhl ]
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.
Origin of gaggle
1First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb gagelen ; of imitative origin
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British Dictionary definitions for gaggle
gaggle
/ (ˈɡæɡəl) /
verb
(intr) (of geese) to cackle
noun
a flock of geese
informal a disorderly group of people
a gabbling or cackling sound
Origin of gaggle
1C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse gagl gosling, Dutch gaggelen to cackle, all of imitative origin
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