/ 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 .
/ 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. 2005