Definition of "gaggle" in англійська

noun

1. (collective) A group of geese when they are on the ground or on the water.

2. (by extension) Any group or gathering of related things, particularly one perceived as noisy, boisterous or chaotic.

3. Short for press gaggle: an informal briefing of journalists.

4. (collective, historical): A group of women.

verb

1. To make a noise like a goose; to cackle.

   • When a friend asked Socrates, how he could bear the scolding of his wife Xantippe? he retorted, and asked him, how he could bear the gaggling of his geese?