GAGGLE

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does gaggle mean? 

• GAGGLE (noun)
  The noun GAGGLE has 1 sense:

1. a flock of geese

  Familiarity information: GAGGLE used as a noun is very rare.

• GAGGLE (verb)
  The verb GAGGLE has 1 sense:

1. make a noise characteristic of a goose

  Familiarity information: GAGGLE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GAGGLE (noun)

Meaning:

A flock of geese

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("gaggle" is a kind of...):

flock (a group of birds)

Meronyms (members of "gaggle"):

goose (web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks)

• GAGGLE (verb)

Meaning:

Make a noise characteristic of a goose

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

Context example:

Cackling geese

Hypernyms (to "gaggle" is one way to...):

cackle (squawk shrilly and loudly, characteristic of hens)

Sentence frame:

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