gaggle

noun gag·gle \ ˈga-gəl \

|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

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Definition of gaggle

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

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Examples of gaggle in a Sentence

a noisy gaggle of photographers

Recent Examples of gaggle from the Web

In the clip, a range of characters, from a little girl to sweaty car mechanics to a gaggle of women, are all transfixed by Lopez via a lo-fi livestream.

— liana satenstein, Vogue, "19 Years Later, Jennifer Lopez’s “If You Had My Love” Music Video Is Still a Fashion Classic," 13 June 2018
And on Monday, Matthew Moroun announced to a gaggle of reporters and camera crews that Ford was now the new owner.

— john gallagher, Detroit Free Press, "Detroit train station was a place where memories were made," 12 June 2018
There are a gaggle of beefy boys wearing hats and pouring champagne, but no Lohan.

— kenzie bryant, Vanities, "Lindsay Lohan Kicks Off Summer With a New Namesake Club," 29 May 2018
As is typical for any municipal water, there were gaggles of teens showing up for opening day.

— janelle walker, Naperville Sun, "Fun in the sun: Crowds flock to opening day at Centennial Beach in Naperville," 26 May 2018
On the concourse of the Milwaukee Bucks' still-under-construction arena, Budenholzer sat next to general manager Jon Horst staring out at a gaggle of media members and team staffers wearing hard hats, safety glasses and orange vests.

— matt velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Mike Budenholzer is ready to tackle head coaching job of Milwaukee Bucks," 21 May 2018
But that did not matter to the gaggle of supporters who suffocated her with hugs and pieces of paper to sign.

— cindy shmerler, New York Times, "At 15, Juggling Freshman Year and an International Squash Career," 7 Mar. 2018
Chiefs coach Andy Reid stepped to the podium Wednesday in front of a gaggle of reporters, overwhelmingly from national sites or other markets.

— terez a. paylor, kansascity, "Andy Reid defends Clark Hunt, remains bullish on Chiefs’ future | The Kansas City Star," 28 Feb. 2018
Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz said to a gaggle of journalists outside the venue.

— ishaan tharoor, Washington Post, "Trump enters the Davos club by charming the plutocrats," 26 Jan. 2018

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Origin and Etymology of gaggle

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

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First Known Use: 15th century

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GAGGLE Defined for English Language Learners

gaggle

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Definition of gaggle for English Language Learners

: a group of geese : a flock of geese
: a group of people

GAGGLE Defined for Kids

gaggle

noun gag·gle \ ˈga-gəl \

Definition of gaggle for Students

1 : a group of animals and especially a flock of geese

2 : a group of people

a gaggle of tourists

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