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

Following the release of the short DOJ memo, Trump appeared earlier this week to downplay the controversy when asked by a reporter about Epstein during a press gaggle, which some supporters have described as a 180-degree turn from his base’s priorities and concerns. —Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025

The gaggle of young, unproven options ranges from Colton Dowell to Jha'Quan Jackson to Bryce Oliver to Xavier Restrepo, with veterans Van Jefferson, Mason Kinsey and James Proche sprinkled in. —Nick Suss, Nashville Tennessean, 27 May 2025

When a gaggle of women wearing identical purple bob-cut wigs boarded the eastbound Green Line trolley, there was really only one place they could be headed. —Olivia Petty, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 June 2025

The wildly popular Korean drama about a gaggle of misfits and screw-ups competing for money as well as their lives had a surprisingly great second season, with protagonist Gi-hun returning to the Games after four years to try and shut them down, only to be entangled in double-crosses and surprises. —K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 27 June 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