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BNC: 24272 COCA: 19525

gaggle

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
gaggle /ˈgægəl/ noun
plural gaggles
gaggle
/ˈgægəl/
noun
plural gaggles
Learner's definition of GAGGLE
[count]
: a group of geese : a flock of geese一群鹅
: a group of people一群人
BNC: 24272 COCA: 19525

gaggle

noun

gag·​gle ˈga-gəl How to pronounce gaggle (audio)
1
: flock
especially : a flock of geese when not in flight compare skein
2
: a group, aggregation, or cluster lacking organization
a gaggle of reporters and photographers
3
: an indefinite number
participated in a gaggle of petty crimes

Example Sentences

a noisy gaggle of photographers
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Word History

Etymology

derivative of gaggle "to cackle," going back to Middle English gagelyn, of imitative origin

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of gaggle was in the 15th century
BNC: 24272 COCA: 19525

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