Meaning of GAGGLE
| Pronunciation: | | 'gagul
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- [n] a flock of geese
- [v] cackle like a goose"Cackling geese"
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| | See Also: | | cackle, flock, goose | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Gag"gle\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Gaggled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Gaggling}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. D. gaggelen, gagelen,
G. gackeln, gackern, MHG. g?gen, E. giggle, cackle.]
To make a noise like a goose; to cackle. --Bacon.
\Gag"gle\, n. [Cf. {Gaggle} v. i.] (Zo["o]l.)
A flock of wild geese. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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