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Definitions for gaggleˈgæg əl

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

gag•gleˈgæg əl(v.; n.)-gled, -gling

  1. (v.i.)to cackle.

  2. (n.)a flock of geese when not flying.

    Category: Zoology

    Ref: Compare skein (def. 4). 4

  3. a group; cluster:

    a gaggle of sightseers.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of gaggle:

1350–1400; of imit. orig.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. gaggle(verb)

    a flock of geese

  2. gaggle(verb)

    make a noise characteristic of a goose

    "Cackling geese"

Wiktionary

  1. gaggle(Noun)

    A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.

  2. gaggle(Noun)

    Any group or gathering of related things; bunch.

  3. gaggle(Verb)

    To cackle (like geese).

    4. Origin: From gagelen.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Gaggle(verb)

    to make a noise like a goose; to cackle

  2. Gaggle(verb)

    a flock of wild geese

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