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gaggle

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Noun, Verb (intransitive)
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gag=gle

CIDE DICTIONARY

gagglev. i. [Of imitative origin; cf. D. gaggelen, gagelen, G. gackeln, gackern, MHG. g, E. giggle, cackle.].
     To make a noise like a goose; to cackle.  Bacon.  [1913 Webster]
gagglen. [Cf. Gaggle v. i.].
  •  A flock of wild geese, especially when on the ground.  Halliwell.  [1913 Webster]
  •  A gathering of people, especially a noisy one.  [PJC]
  •  Any clustered group of related objects.  [PJC]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

gaggle, n. & v.
--n.
1 a flock of geese.
2 colloq. a disorderly group of people.
--v.intr. (of geese) cackle.

Etymology
ME, imit.: cf. gabble, cackle

THESAURUS

gaggle

bevy, cackle, call, carol, caw, charm, chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, chuck, clack, cloud, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, covey, croak, cronk, crow, cuckoo, drum, flight, flock, gabble, gobble, guggle, hive, honk, hoo, hoot, murmuration, peep, pip, pipe, plague, quack, roll, scold, sing, skein, spring, squawk, swarm, trill, tweet, twit, twitter, warble, watch, whistle

ROGET THESAURUS

gaggle

Ululation

VB cry, roar, bellow, blare, rebellow, growl, snarl, bark, bow-wow, yelp, bay, bay at the moon, yap, yip, yipe, growl, yarr, yawl, snarl, howl, grunt, gruntle, snort, squeak neigh, whinny, bray, mew, mewl, meow, purr, caterwaul, pule, baa, bleat, low, moo, troat, croak, peep, coo, gobble, quack, honk, gaggle, guggle, crow, caw, squawk, screech cackle, cluck, clack, chuck, chuckle, hoot, hoo, chirp, cheep, chirrup, twitter, cuckoo, warble, trill, tweet, pipe, whistle, hum, buzz, hiss, blatter, ratatat.


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