GAGGLE


Meaning of GAGGLE in English

/ ˈgægl; NAmE / noun

1.

a group of noisy people :

a gaggle of tourists / schoolchildren

2.

a group of geese

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (as a verb): imitative of the noise that a goose makes; compare with Dutch gaggelen and German gackern .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.