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

The group looked like any other gaggle of fans, except for a Kansas City Police Department officer, a Jackson County sheriff’s deputy and stadium security folks close by. —Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2024

Get Zack’s gaggle and Simon and Jared’s gaggle to go to war. —Brian Moylan, Vulture, 14 May 2024

Every new year brings with it a gaggle of writers, analysts, and gamblers trying to tell the future. —Vox Staff, Vox, 8 May 2024

Playing the Chloé girl on the eve of the shock arrival of her friend Alessandro Michele’s new work for Valentino was a curveball, one that perhaps raises the question of whether the prolific designer will pluck the same gaggle of Gucci pals to act as brand ambassadors of his new fashion venture. —Alice Newbold, Glamour, 18 June 2024

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

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