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
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Surrounded by a gaggle of microphones, cameras and other recording devices, Caleb Wilson offered up a nugget that probably left fans of North Carolina’s NBA team drooling.—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026 This crazy gaggle of people are all in a car!—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 14 May 2026 Auntie Sheila had arranged for Eileen to be sent to work as a domestic for a local farmer who had a gaggle of children and endless errands to be done.—Literary Hub, 8 May 2026 Trump asked a gaggle of journalists if there were any questions for the fighters.—Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for gaggle
Word History
Etymology
derivative of gaggle "to cackle," going back to Middle English gagelyn, of imitative origin