Gaggle - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT gaggle /ˈgægəl/ /ˈgægəl/ IPA guide

Other forms: gaggles; gaggling; gaggled

A gaggle is a group of geese. You can also describe a bunch of people milling around in a disorganized way as a gaggle.

Gaggle is a word known as a "term of venery," a collective noun used to describe a particular group of animals. When a bunch of geese waddle around on the ground, that's a gaggle of geese. If those same geese were flying overhead, you'd call them a flock or a skein instead. Gaggle is also useful for describing a disorderly or chaotic group of people: "I was surrounded by a gaggle of three-year-olds eager to pet my puppy."

Definitions of gaggle

noun a flock of geese see moresee less type of: flock a group of birds
verb make a noise characteristic of a goose see moresee less type of: cackle squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens
noun a large, disorganized group of people synonyms: bevy see moresee less type of: assemblage, gathering a group of persons together in one place

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