Definition of gaggle
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Examples of gaggle in a Sentence
a noisy gaggle of photographers
Recent Examples of gaggle from the Web
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Should Mr Macron get his wishes for institutional changes to the euro zone, its political heft could leave the gaggle of non-members looking like an afterthought.
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The 24-year-old culinary student and frequent protester of Venezuela’s authoritarian government was among a birthday party that also included a television host, a baseball agent and a gaggle of business owners.
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She was flanked by a gaggle of summer campers, county employees, police and local and state representatives.
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Buyer beware All those cheap airfares come with a gaggle of rules, regulations and fees that vary among airlines.
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The gaggle of cyclists lunching in front of Venti’s Café, 325 Court St. N.E., testified to the street tacos, and this quick, informal spot evoked a healthy aura.
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Unlike past elections, where one woman competed in the primaries against a gaggle of men, this time, there’s a slew of eminently qualified women waiting to run.
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Dear People Who Don't Think Sexism Is a Thing: 'The X-Files' Just Filled Its Writers Room Entirely with Men The upcoming season is being written by a gaggle of dudes with zero female input.
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New Orleans residents who braced for downpours from Tropical Storm Cindy woke to faint rays of sun Wednesday (June 21), and the gaggle of officials surrounding Mayor Mitch Landrieu at his storm update was half the size of Tuesday's.
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Origin and Etymology of gaggle
derivative of gaggle “to cackle,” going back to Middle English gagelyn, of imitative origin
GAGGLE Defined for English Language Learners
gaggle
playDefinition of gaggle for English Language Learners
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: a group of geese : a flock of geese
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: a group of people
GAGGLE Defined for Kids
gaggle
playDefinition 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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