gaggle

A noun referring to a flock of geese.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das eine Schar Gänse bezeichnet; übertragen auch eine Gruppe oder Ansammlung von Personen oder Dingen.

1. Flock of geese B1 formal

   A group of geese, especially when they are on the ground or in water.

   • A gaggle of geese crossed the road slowly.
   • We saw a noisy gaggle of geese by the pond.
   • The farmer shooed the gaggle of geese into the barn.

   🇩🇪Schar Gänse

   Synonyme: flockgroup

2. Group of people B2 informal

   A disorderly or noisy group of people, often used humorously.

   • A gaggle of tourists gathered around the guide.
   • The children formed a gaggle in the schoolyard.
   • A gaggle of reporters waited outside the courthouse.

   🇩🇪Gruppe von Menschen

   Synonyme: crowdhordemobrabbleswarmthrong

• gaggles plural form
• gaggles' possessive plural form
• gaggle's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to make a choking or retching sound, or to cause someone to choke or retch.

• 🇩🇪Würgen, würgen lassen oder sich verschlucken; den Würgereiz auslösen; ersticken oder keine Luft bekommen.

1. Make a goose-like sound C1 informal

   To produce the characteristic honking or cackling noise of a goose.

   • The geese gaggled loudly as they flew overhead.
   • We could hear the birds gaggle in the distance.
   • The flock gaggled in the pond, creating a noisy chorus.

   🇩🇪Schnattern

   Synonyme: cacklehonksquawk

• gaggled past participle
• gaggled past simple
• gaggling present participle
• gaggles third person singular