GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Gaggle (găgˈg'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Gaggled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Gaggling (?).] [Of imitative origin; cf. D. gaggelen, gagelen, G. gackeln, gackern, MHG. gāgen, E. giggle, cackle.] To make a noise like a goose; to cackle. Bacon.
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Gaggle, n. [Cf. Gaggle v. i.]
1. (Zool.) A flock of wild geese, especially when on the ground. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
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2. Hence: A gathering of people, especially a noisy one.
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3. Hence: Any clustered group of related objects.
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