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

PinkPantheress brought out a gaggle of famous faces during her Saturday Mojave tent set, including Janelle Monae, Zara Larsson, Tyriq Withers, Chase Infiniti, Manon of KATSEYE and more. —Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2026

Brooks Sherman, the team’s president of real estate and development, made the comments in a brief gaggle with reporters on Tuesday after a City Council committee gave initial approval to the plan. —Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 14 Apr. 2026

Also in the mix are the Governor’s many female admirers who show up to watch the trial, and a gaggle of fellow-reporters, one of whom eventually becomes Lemann’s lover. —Brandy Jensen, New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2026

The president takes questions from reporters regularly—sometimes in a gaggle, sometimes in cold calls on his phone. —David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2026

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