gaggle — a flock of geese when not in flight
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a flock of geese when not in flight
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡæɡəl/
Example Sentences
- The celebrity was surrounded by a gaggle of paparazzi.
- A gaggle of gossiping neighbors gathered at the fence.
- The teacher tried to control the gaggle of excited students.
gaggle
NOUN[/ˈɡæɡəl/]
a flock of geese when not in flight
A noisy gaggle of geese blocks the country road, honking at the frustrated farmer.
The gaggle makes them haggle while tails waggle!
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
Gaggle derives from Middle English gagelen, an onomatopoetic word imitating the cackling sound made by geese. The term originally referred to the characteristic noise geese produce, and subsequently came to denote a flock or group of geese moving together, eventually extending to any disorderly crowd or collection.
Breakdown
gagelen (Middle English: goose sound, imitative of cackling) → gaggle (a flock of geese; by extension, any noisy or disorderly group). The suffix -le intensifies or indicates repeated action in the onomatopoetic base gag-.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“The celebrity was surrounded by a gaggle of paparazzi.”
“A gaggle of gossiping neighbors gathered at the fence.”
“The teacher tried to control the gaggle of excited students.”
“A gaggle of food bloggers descended on the new restaurant like hungry wolves.”
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