Gaggle

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gaggle \Gag"gle\ (g[a^]g"g'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gaggled}; p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Gaggling}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. D.
     gaggelen, gagelen, G. gackeln, gackern, MHG. g[=a]gen, E.
     giggle, cackle.]
     To make a noise like a goose; to cackle. --Bacon.
     [1913 Webster]



From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Gaggle \Gag"gle\, n. [Cf. {Gaggle} v. i.]
     1. (Zool.) A flock of wild geese, especially when on the
        ground. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: A gathering of people, especially a noisy one.
        [PJC]
  
     3. Hence: Any clustered group of related objects.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  gaggle
       n : a flock of geese
       v : make a noise characteristic of a goose; "Cackling geese"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  54 Moby Thesaurus words for "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