gaggle

[ gag-uhl ]
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verb (used without object),gag·gled, gag·gling.
  1. to cackle.

noun
  1. a flock of geese when not flying.: Compare skein.

  2. an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering: a politician followed by a gaggle of supporters.

  1. an assortment of related things.

Origin of gaggle

1
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb gagelen ; of imitative origin

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gaggle

/ (ˈɡæɡəl) /


verb
  1. (intr) (of geese) to cackle

noun
  1. a flock of geese

  2. informal a disorderly group of people

  1. a gabbling or cackling sound

Origin of gaggle

1
C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse gagl gosling, Dutch gaggelen to cackle, all of imitative origin

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