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gaggle

[gag-uhl]

verb (used without object)

gaggled, gaggling 
  1. to cackle.



noun

  1. a flock of geese when not flying.

  2. an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering.

    a politician followed by a gaggle of supporters.

  3. an assortment of related things.

gaggle

/ ĖˆÉ”Ć¦É”É™±ō /

verb

  1. (intr) (of geese) to cackle

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a flock of geese

  2. informalĢża disorderly group of people

  3. a gabbling or cackling sound

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of gaggle1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb gagelen ; of imitative origin
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of gaggle1

C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse gagl gosling, Dutch gaggelen to cackle, all of imitative origin
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Not making his international debut at 18 on Friday or his first start on Monday, nor talking about it to a gaggle of journalists afterwards.

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Trump himself said in a gaggle on Air Force One that ā€œRussia has all the cardsā€ in the negotiations for peace.

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ā€œThis is my first happy day,ā€ Stueber told the gaggle of reporters lined up in front of her.

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Standing outside Harris’ former elementary school earlier this month, a gaggle of informed fourth-graders were ecstatic about the possibility that one of their own could be the nation’s first female president.

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"I saw a gaggle of girls around and realised they were filming the music video," she said.

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