Gaggle
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noun.
A flock of geese.
noun.
A cluster or group.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
To make a noise like a goose; cackle.
noun.
In
fowling
, a flight or flock of geese; hence, a chattering company.
noun.
Synonyms
Covey
, etc. See
flock
.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intransitive verb.
To make a noise like a goose; to cackle.
noun.
A flock of wild geese, especially when on the ground.
noun.
A gathering of people, especially a noisy one.
noun.
Any clustered group of related objects.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A group of
geese
when they are on the ground or on the water.
noun.
Any group or gathering of related things;
bunch
.
verb.
To
cackle
(like geese).
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
verb.
make a noise characteristic of a goose
noun.
a flock of geese
Word Usage
"That happened just a few moments ago in what we call the gaggle this morning with White House Press Secretary Tony Snow."
cross-reference
skein
wedge
Form
gaggled
gaggling
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
cackle
flock
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
bedraggle
haggle
straggle
Same Context
Words that are found in similar contexts
bevy
busload
houseful
passel
retinue
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
bevy
cackle
cackle
call
carol
verb-form
gaggled
gaggles
gaggling