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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One of the purest expressions of the Baudelairean tendency emerged in the 1950s and ‘60s in the magazine ARTnews, which hired a gaggle of poets from what would become known as the New York School to review the modern art scene.—Literary Hub, 22 Dec. 2025 Kermit the Frog and his gaggle of pals, including Sabrina Carpenter, have something exciting coming soon.—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 18 Dec. 2025 White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt defended Wiles, first on social media then in a gaggle with reporters outside the White House.—Rachel Scott, ABC News, 16 Dec. 2025 Leavitt called an end to the gaggle after the Epstein questions.—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 13 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for gaggle
Word History
Etymology
derivative of gaggle "to cackle," going back to Middle English gagelyn, of imitative origin
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