gaggle

noun gag·gle \ ˈga-gəl \

|Updated on: 15 Jul 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

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Being a decent ally doesn't just mean dancing to Britney with a gaggle of gays on the weekend and arguing for Asia O'Hara as the rightful winner of this season of Drag Race.

— nick levine, GQ, "How to Be an Ally During Pride (and Beyond)," 19 June 2018
Related After spending most of the day in his hotel, Mr. Kim set off at about 9 p.m. with a gaggle of North Korean officials that included his sister, Kim Yo Jong, and accompanied by Singapore’s foreign and education ministers.

— chun han wong and eun-young jeong, WSJ, "Kim Jong Un, Sightseeing Dictator, Takes Selfies in Singapore," 11 June 2018
Arsenal are said to be leading a gaggle of top Premier League clubs in the race to sign Caceres, who has also been linked with Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City.

— SI.com, "Uruguayan Starlet 'Flattered' by Arsenal Interest as He Eyes 'Dream' Premier League Move," 10 June 2018
On a partly sunny afternoon in late January 2018, a small gaggle of reporters scuffed at the Goss Stadium turf waiting for media day to begin.

— ron richmond for the oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, "Inside Luke Heimlich's senior season with the Oregon State baseball team," 8 June 2018
My later friend -- the photographer Bill Renken -- was in the Reds clubhouse that day and shot a photo of me in the press gaggle interviewing Tony after the game.

— dave clark, Cincinnati.com, "Tony Pérez book is first about only Cuban Major Leaguer in National Baseball Hall of Fame," 3 May 2018
That resembles the White House response when the story broke, when Sanders organized an off-record press gaggle for Porter to explain himself to reporters.

— jack holmes, Esquire, "Shocker: The White House Has Not Been Truthful About Rob Porter," 14 Feb. 2018
Before Trump’s visit to the Capitol last Tuesday, a gaggle of interns gathered on the Senate side of the Capitol Rotunda behind a line of Capitol Police officers and Secret Service agents.

— chad pergram, Fox News, "Intern who cursed at Trump is identified, was suspended but not fired," 25 June 2018
Becca takes her show on the road, uprooting her gaggle of guys and taking them to Park City, Utah.

— melissa locker, Time, "The Bachelorette Watch: Becca Wants a 'Lumberjack for Her Lumberjill'," 19 June 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

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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gaggle

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Definition of gaggle for English Language Learners

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

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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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