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

Dodging a gaggle of high-heeled hostesses with a prerequisite champagne jeroboam, I was escorted to a seat behind the DJ booth. —Edmund Vallance, AFAR Media, 18 Mar. 2025

Trump, who has always been a master of branding, has also found a way of creating his own moments, holding near-daily gaggles with reporters in the Oval Office. —Amie Parnes, The Hill, 12 Mar. 2025

Trucks pull into an outdoor eatery, and out of them emerges a gaggle of musicians ready to eat and jam. —Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025

In the gaggle was Luis Fernando Chacon Lopez, who alternated between speaking in Spanish and tending to the baby in his arms. —Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton, The Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2025

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

Rhymes for gaggle

• haggle
• straggle
• vagal

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