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
Examples of gaggle in a Sentence
a noisy gaggle of photographers
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Trump said during his 2 a.m. gaggle, inviting granddaughter Kai Trump to join.—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 16 Apr. 2025 The gaggle of young, conventionally attractive contestants gathers in the New York Stock Exchange and gazes up adoringly at Trump, who addresses them from a high royal balcony.—Laura Bassett, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2025 Like Beethoven, Tharp creates a utilitarian theme as a jumping-off point for mostly jovial dalliances between gaggles of dancers and a rather pleasant power struggle between the dancers, pianist Vladimir Rumyantsev, who plays live from the orchestra pit — and the audience.—Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025 In part, this is because Perrin and his gaggle of supporting players are simply less compelling as characters and screen presences than Tyrion Lannister, the Hound, Bronn, and so on.—Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gaggle
Word History
Etymology
derivative of gaggle "to cackle," going back to Middle English gagelyn, of imitative origin
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