gaggle

gag·gle  (ggl)

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).

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[Middle English gagel, from gagelen, to cackle, probably of imitative origin.]

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gaggle

Noun

1. Informal a group of people gathered together

2. a flock of geese [Germanic]

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Gaggle a flock of geese; a company of women. See also giggle.

Examples: gaggle of geese, 1470; of gossips; of more than average chattering women, 1827; of women—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	gaggle - a flock of geese                     goose - web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks flock - a group of birds
Verb	1.	gaggle - make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese" cackle - squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens