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- [gag-uh l]
- /ˈgæg əl/
- /ˈɡæɡ.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [gag-uh l]
- /ˈgæg əl/
Definitions of gaggle word
- verb without object gaggle to cackle. 1
- noun gaggle a flock of geese when not flying. Compare skein. 1
- noun gaggle an often noisy or disorderly group or gathering: a politician followed by a gaggle of supporters. 1
- noun gaggle an assortment of related things. 1
- noun gaggle A flock of geese. 1
- noun gaggle flock: of geese 1
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Origin of gaggle
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English gagelen (v.), gagel (noun); of imitative orig.
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Parts of speech for Gaggle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gaggle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 79% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gaggle
noun gaggle
- throng — a multitude of people crowded or assembled together; crowd.
- horde — a large group, multitude, number, etc.; a mass or crowd: a horde of tourists.
- group — any collection or assemblage of persons or things; cluster; aggregation: a group of protesters; a remarkable group of paintings.
- sellout — an act or instance of selling out.
- people — persons indefinitely or collectively; persons in general: to find it easy to talk to people; What will people think?
Antonyms for gaggle
noun gaggle
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- single — only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example.
- one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
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