gaggle

noun

gag·​gle ˈga-gəl 

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

Examples of gaggle in a Sentence

a noisy gaggle of photographers

Recent Examples on the Web

The group is comprised of a gaggle of tastemakers and film enthusiasts as random as the former Golden Globes, their choices often equally as wily and unpredictable. —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Dec. 2024

Originally, Oppenheimer had planned to make a third nonfiction film in line with his explorations on wealth, power, violence and guilt, centered around the gaggle of oligarchs who were making their presence known in Indonesia. —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Dec. 2024

There isn’t anything Dolly Parton wouldn’t do to make Christmas magic for her gaggle of grand- nieces and nephews. —Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2024

Among the gaggle of prisoners greeted on the Moscow tarmac by Putin on August 1 was Pablo González Yagüe, born Pavel Rubtsov, an operative with Russia's main intelligence directorate (GRU) who had posed as a Spanish journalist. —Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 1 Dec. 2024

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

Kids Definition

gaggle

noun

gag·​gle ˈgag-əl 

1

: flock entry 1 sense 1

especially : a flock of geese when not in flight

2

: an unorganized group

a gaggle of reporters