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 WebWhen we first get dropped into this collective’s living room, a gaggle of young folks is jumping around enthusiastically to one such banger while a six-year-old is rocking out behind a toy keyboard.—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 3 Apr. 2024 After headlining the Main Stage at Ultra Music Festival in Miami on the final night of the festival this past Sunday (March 24), Calvin Harris defended the performance to a gaggle of internet haters.—Katie Bain, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024 Somehow, it’s been a decade since fans got their last taste of the gaggle at MacLaren’s Pub.—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024 The fair Verona where the troupe convenes is styled as the inner workings of a clock, with a giant pendulum swinging from the rafters and a gaggle of oversize gears, made from foam but painted to resemble tarnished brass, scattered across the stage.—Rebecca Ritzel, Washington Post, 13 Feb. 2024 Now, Gude and his gaggle of anti-Scientology protesters are brawling publicly with the organization.—Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024 Fans have a lot of questions about what season 3 will bring for the gaggle of troublemaking teens, and not only because season 2 ended with Ashtray (Javon Walton) gunned down in his home by police and Fez (Angus Cloud) also shot.—Julia Moore, Peoplemag, 14 Mar. 2024 Temu The formerly obscure shopping hub blanketed terrorized the American public with a gaggle of ads that bordered on global harassment.—Rob Ledonne, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2024 Louis Vuitton has a gaggle of stars under its belt, including Swift’s good friends the Haim sisters, Emma Stone, and Gemma Chan, among others, while Chanel has Margaret Qualley and Kristen Stewart.—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
derivative of gaggle "to cackle," going back to Middle English gagelyn, of imitative origin
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