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gaggle

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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).

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

gaggle
Noun
1. Informal a group of people gathered together
2. a flock of geese [Germanic]

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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.gagglegaggle - 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
Verb1.gaggle - make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese"
cackle - squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens


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