gag|gle

gag|gle
gag|gle «GAG uhl», verb, -gled, -gling, noun.
–v.i.
to make the cry of a goose; cackle.
–n.
1. the cry of a goose; cackle.
2. a flock of geese.
3. U.S. Informal, Figurative. a group of persons or things: »

A gaggle of glorious young ladies (New Yorker).

[probably imitative]

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  • gag·gle — …   Useful english dictionary

  • gle — adan·gle; ae·gle; ajan·gle; ajin·gle; an·gle·ber·ry; An·gle·doz·er; an·gle·sey; an·gle·site; an·gle·ton; an·gle·twitch; ar·gle; ar·gle bar·gle; atin·gle; bo·gle; bun·gle·some; bur·gle; can·gle; cin·gle; com·min·gle; crin·gle; crin·gle cran·gle;… …   English syllables

  • gag — ae·gag·rus; ag·gag; en·gag·er; en·gag·ing·ly; en·gag·ing·ness; gag·ger; gag; gag·man; gag·ster; hew·gag; lal·ly·gag; un·gag; gag·er; gag·gle; ae·gag·ro·pile; mort·gag·er; …   English syllables

  • gaggle — gag·gle …   English syllables

  • gaggle — gag|gle [ˈgægəl] n [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: gaggle to make the sound of geese, to talk noisily (14 19 centuries), from the sound] 1.) a gaggle of tourists/children etc a noisy group of people ▪ a gaggle of teenage girls 2.) a gaggle of geese a… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gaggle — gag|gle [ gægl ] noun count 1. ) a group of GEESE: a noisy gaggle of geese 2. ) INFORMAL a group of people, especially a noisy and uncontrolled group: a gaggle of children in the park …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gaggle — gag•gle [[t]ˈgæg əl[/t]] v. gled, gling, n. 1) to cackle 2) zool. a flock of geese when not flying Compare skein 4) 3) cvb a group; cluster: a gaggle of sightseers[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; of imit. orig …   From formal English to slang

  • Gaggle — Gag gle (g[a^]g g l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gaggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gaggling}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. D. gaggelen, gagelen, G. gackeln, gackern, MHG. g[=a]gen, E. giggle, cackle.] To make a noise like a goose; to cackle. Bacon. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gaggle — Gag gle, n. [Cf. {Gaggle} v. i.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A flock of wild geese, especially when on the ground. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence: A gathering of people, especially a noisy one. [PJC] 3. Hence: Any clustered group of related… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gaggled — Gaggle Gag gle (g[a^]g g l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gaggled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gaggling}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. D. gaggelen, gagelen, G. gackeln, gackern, MHG. g[=a]gen, E. giggle, cackle.] To make a noise like a goose; to cackle. Bacon. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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