gaggle
English
Etymology
From Middle English gagelen (“to cackle”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æɡəl
Noun
gaggle (plural gaggles)
- A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.
- 2011, Denise A White, The Goose and the Crone, ISBN 978-1-4520-8633-0, page 11:
- The Canada geese always flew over the 80 acre lake; it was a landmark on their route and a stopping point for many a gaggle, where many hours were spent after feeding in the farmers' fields.
- 2011, Denise A White, The Goose and the Crone, ISBN 978-1-4520-8633-0, page 11:
- Any group or gathering of related things; bunch.
Translations
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Verb
gaggle (third-person singular simple present gaggles, present participle gaggling, simple past and past participle gaggled)
- To cackle (like geese).
Translations
cackle — see cackle