Synonyms for gaggle
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : gag-uh l |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈgæg əl |
Top 10 synonyms for gaggle Other synonyms for the word gaggle
- band
- bevy
- blowout
- body
- bunch
- bundle
- camp
- cattle
- circle
- clan
- class
- clique
- cloud
- clump
- cluster
- clutch
- company
- compendium
- concourse
- confluence
- conflux
- congeries
- congregation
- convoy
- coterie
- covey
- crew
- crowd
- crush
- deluge
- drift
- drove
- faction
- flight
- flock
- flood
- gaggle
- gang
- gathering
- great unwashed
- group
- herd
- hoi polloi
- horde
- host
- jam
- kit
- legion
- litter
- mass
- masses
- meet
- mob
- multitude
- muster
- nest
- organization
- outfit
- pack
- party
- people
- populace
- posse
- press
- progeny
- push
- rabble
- rank and file
- rat pack
- rout
- school
- score
- scores
- sect
- sellout
- set
- skein
- stream
- surge
- swarm
- throng
- troupe
- tumult
Définition of gaggle
Origin :- late 15c., gagyll, with reference to both geese and women. Barnhart says possibly from Old Norse gagl "small goose, gosling, bird;" OED calls it "one of the many artificial terms invented in the 15th c. as distinctive collectives referring to particular animals or classes of persons." Possibly of imitative origin (cf. Dutch gagelen "to chatter;" Middle English gaggle "to cackle," used of geese, attested from late 14c.).
- As in set : noun group, assortment
- As in ruck : noun crowd
- As in crowd : noun large assembly
- As in flock : noun congregation
- As in herd : noun large group
- Then, with a clang of wings and a chorus of shrill quacks, a gaggle of wild duck got up and sped away into the dark.
- Extract from : « The City in the Clouds » by C. Ranger Gull
- He hears the gaggle of geese, the trumpetings of wild swans, and the cry of the curlew as it hovers over the lights.
- Extract from : « Poachers and Poaching » by John Watson
Antonyms for gaggle
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