gaggle

noun

gag·​gle ˈga-gəl 

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

Examples of gaggle in a Sentence

a noisy gaggle of photographers

Recent Examples on the Web

Somewhere around the seventh inning, the gaggle of small children in the house conspired, without adult aid or input, to turn off the lights in a bedroom, plug in a strobe light, cue up a trance song on the speaker, and begin to mosh. —Hannah Goldfield, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025

This scenario popped up last season, and the committee took 11-2 SMU over the aforementioned gaggle of 9-3 SEC teams. —Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 31 Oct. 2025

Yet Florida must balance all of that with a gaggle of teenage contributors. —Noah White, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025

The ruckus drew a gaggle of onlookers, many of whom filmed the interaction, which went viral afterward. —Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

derivative of gaggle "to cackle," going back to Middle English gagelyn, of imitative origin

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for gaggle

• haggle
• straggle
• vagal

Kids Definition

gaggle

noun

gag·​gle ˈgag-əl 

1

: flock entry 1 sense 1

especially : a flock of geese when not in flight

2

: an unorganized group

a gaggle of reporters