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单词 gaggle
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gaggle

[ gag-uhl ]
/ ˈgæg əl /
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verb (used without object), gag·gled, gag·gling.

to cackle.

noun

a flock of geese when not flying.Compare skein.
an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering: a politician followed by a gaggle of supporters.
an assortment of related things.

Origin of gaggle

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English verb gagelen ; of imitative origin

Words nearby gaggle

gag-bit, gage, gager, gagger, gaggery, gaggle, gag law, gagman, gag order, gag reflex, gag rule
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British Dictionary definitions for gaggle

gaggle
/ (ˈɡæɡəl) /

verb

(intr) (of geese) to cackle

noun

a flock of geese
informal a disorderly group of people
a gabbling or cackling sound

Word Origin for gaggle

C14: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse gagl gosling, Dutch gaggelen to cackle, all of imitative origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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