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单词 gaggle
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
gag•gle /ˈgægəl/USA pronunciation  n. [countable* usually singular]
  1. Zoologya flock of geese when not flying.
  2. an often noisy group:a gaggle of sightseers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
gag•gle  (gagəl),USA pronunciation v., -gled, -gling, n. 
v.i. 
  1. to cackle.

n. 
  1. Zoologya flock of geese when not flying. Cf. skein.
  2. an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering:a politician followed by a gaggle of supporters.
  3. an assortment of related things.
  • 1350–1400; Middle English gagelen (verb, verbal), gagel (noun, nominal); of imitative origin, originally

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
gaggle /ˈɡæɡəl/ vb
  1. (intransitive) (of geese) to cackle
n
  1. a flock of geese
  2. informal a disorderly group of people
  3. a gabbling or cackling sound
Etymology: 14th Century: of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse gagl gosling, Dutch gaggelen to cackle, all of imitative origin
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