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gag⋅gle

  [gag-uhl] verb, -gled, -gling, noun
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–verb (used without object)
1. to cackle.
–noun
2. a flock of geese when not flying. Compare skein.
3. an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering: a politician followed by a gaggle of supporters.
4. an assortment of related things.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME gagelen (v.), gagel (n.); of imit. orig.
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gag·gle   (gāg'əl)   
n.  

  1. A flock of geese. See Synonyms at flock1.

  2. A cluster or group: "A gaggle of photographers huddled on the sidewalk beside a swelling crowd of onlookers" (Gioia Diliberto).


[Middle English gagel, from gagelen, to cackle, probably of imitative origin.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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