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ˈgæg əlgag·gle
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Princeton's WordNet
gaggleverb
a flock of geese
gaggleverb
make a noise characteristic of a goose
"Cackling geese"
GCIDE
Gagglenoun
Hence: A gathering of people, especially a noisy one.
Gagglenoun
Hence: Any clustered group of related objects.
Wiktionary
gagglenoun
A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
gagglenoun
Any group or gathering of related things; bunch.
gaggleverb
To cackle (like geese).
Etymology: From gagelen.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Gaggleverb
To make noise like a goose.
Etymology: gagen, gagelen, Dutch.
Birds prune their feathers, geese gaggle, and crows seem to call upon rain; which is but the comfort they receive in the relenting of the air. Francis Bacon, Natural History, №. 823.
May fat geese gaggle with melodious voice,
And ne’er want gooseberries or apple-sauce. King.
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gaggle
A gaggle is a term used to refer to a group or flock of geese that is not in flight. In a broader sense, it also refers to a disorderly or noisy group of individuals.
Webster Dictionary
Gaggleverb
to make a noise like a goose; to cackle
Gaggleverb
a flock of wild geese
Etymology: [Of imitative origin; cf. D. gaggelen, gagelen, G. gackeln, gackern, MHG. ggen, E. giggle, cackle.]
Wikidata
Gaggle
A gaggle is a term of venery for a flock of geese that is not in flight; in flight, the group can be called a skein. In terms of geese, a gaggle is equal to at least five geese. In terms of salt, a gaggle is equal to eight fifty pound bags of salt. Usually one layer on a skid. In military slang, a gaggle is an unorganized group doing nothing. In aviation, it is a large, loosely organized tactical formation of aircraft. In certain regions of The Netherlands, a gaggle can also refer to a group of adolescent females. In the field of systems biology, The Gaggle is an open source software framework for exchanging data between independently developed software tools and databases to enable interactive exploration of data.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Gaggle
gag′l, n. a flock of geese, or of women.—v.i. to cackle.—n. Gagg′ling, cackling.—adj. garrulous.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of gaggle in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of gaggle in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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