Meaning of "gaggle" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GAGGLE

Of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse gagl gosling, Dutch gaggelen to cackle, all of imitative origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF GAGGLE

gaggle  [ˈɡæɡəl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GAGGLE

Gaggle is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb gaggle in English.

WHAT DOES GAGGLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Gaggle

A gaggle is a term of venery for a flock of geese that is not in flight; in flight, the group can be called a skein. In terms of geese, a gaggle is equal to at least five geese. In terms of salt, a gaggle is equal to eight fifty pound bags of salt. Usually one layer on a skid. In military slang, a gaggle is an unorganized group doing nothing. In aviation, it is a large, loosely organized tactical formation of aircraft. In certain regions of The Netherlands, a gaggle can also refer to a group of adolescent females. In the field of systems biology, The Gaggle is an open source software framework for exchanging data between independently developed software tools and databases to enable interactive exploration of data.

Definition of gaggle in the English dictionary

The first definition of gaggle in the dictionary is to cackle. Other definition of gaggle is a flock of geese. Gaggle is also a disorderly group of people.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO GAGGLE

PRESENT

Present

I gaggle

you gaggle

he/she/it gaggles

we gaggle

you gaggle

they gaggle

Present continuous

I am gaggling

you are gaggling

he/she/it is gaggling

we are gaggling

you are gaggling

they are gaggling

Present perfect

I have gaggled

you have gaggled

he/she/it has gaggled

we have gaggled

you have gaggled

they have gaggled

Present perfect continuous

I have been gaggling

you have been gaggling

he/she/it has been gaggling

we have been gaggling

you have been gaggling

they have been gaggling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I gaggled

you gaggled

he/she/it gaggled

we gaggled

you gaggled

they gaggled

Past continuous

I was gaggling

you were gaggling

he/she/it was gaggling

we were gaggling

you were gaggling

they were gaggling

Past perfect

I had gaggled

you had gaggled

he/she/it had gaggled

we had gaggled

you had gaggled

they had gaggled

Past perfect continuous

I had been gaggling

you had been gaggling

he/she/it had been gaggling

we had been gaggling

you had been gaggling

they had been gaggling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will gaggle

you will gaggle

he/she/it will gaggle

we will gaggle

you will gaggle

they will gaggle

Future continuous

I will be gaggling

you will be gaggling

he/she/it will be gaggling

we will be gaggling

you will be gaggling

they will be gaggling

Future perfect

I will have gaggled

you will have gaggled

he/she/it will have gaggled

we will have gaggled

you will have gaggled

they will have gaggled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been gaggling

you will have been gaggling

he/she/it will have been gaggling

we will have been gaggling

you will have been gaggling

they will have been gaggling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would gaggle

you would gaggle

he/she/it would gaggle

we would gaggle

you would gaggle

they would gaggle

Conditional continuous

I would be gaggling

you would be gaggling

he/she/it would be gaggling

we would be gaggling

you would be gaggling

they would be gaggling

Conditional perfect

I would have gaggle

you would have gaggle

he/she/it would have gaggle

we would have gaggle

you would have gaggle

they would have gaggle

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been gaggling

you would have been gaggling

he/she/it would have been gaggling

we would have been gaggling

you would have been gaggling

they would have been gaggling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you gaggle
we let´s gaggle
you gaggle

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to gaggle

Past participle

gaggled

Present Participle

gaggling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF GAGGLE

Find out the translation of gaggle to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of gaggle from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «gaggle» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 鹅群
• Translator English - Spanish: manada
• English: gaggle
• Translator English - Hindi: बत्तखों का झुण्ड
• Translator English - Arabic: نقنق
• Translator English - Russian: стайка
• Translator English - Portuguese: bando
• Translator English - Bengali: ঝাঁক
• Translator English - French: tripotée
• Translator English - Malay: Gaggle
• Translator English - German: Schar
• Translator English - Japanese: ガチョウの群れ
• Translator English - Korean: 거위 떼
• Translator English - Javanese: Gaggle
• Translator English - Vietnamese: ngông kêu
• Translator English - Tamil: Hil தந்துள்ள தகவலின்படி
• Translator English - Marathi: गोंधळ
• Translator English - Turkish: kaz sürüsü
• Translator English - Italian: gaggle
• Translator English - Polish: stado
• Translator English - Ukrainian: зграйка
• Translator English - Romanian: cârd de gâște
• Translator English - Greek: gaggle
• Translator English - Afrikaans: snateren
• Translator English - Swedish: Mängder
• Translator English - Norwegian: gjeng

4 QUOTES WITH «GAGGLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word gaggle.

1

Karen Allen

You know, I don't really understand a suburban environment. I want to be out in the woods, I want to be where it's wild, I want to wake up and hear birds, I want to walk outside and see a gaggle of turkeys bouncing across my lawn - I want to be someplace like that - or I want to be right in the middle of an urban environment.

2

Alastair Campbell

My closest friend, who died not long ago, is buried near Marx's grave in Highgate cemetery, so I see the gaggle of admirers laying roses at the foot of his tombstone regularly. I have never been tempted to leave flowers there myself. Great theories, shame about the practice. Marx did many things. But inventing class was not one of them.

3

Peter Jurasik

We were just a gaggle of kids, and everybody played together and had a good time. You know how kids can be completely horrible - abusive but fun. But anyway, it was a nice childhood.

4

Robert Sheehan

If you see a gaggle of teenagers walking towards you, you tend not to make eye contact, because you know they're going to recognise you. You learn to adapt: 99.999 per cent of people aren't looking to be harmful or unpleasant; they just want something, a photograph or an autograph.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GAGGLE»

Discover the use of gaggle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gaggle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Gaggle: How to Find Love in the Post-Dating World

A Harvard-trained psychologist and creator of the popular blog, WTF Is Up With My Love Life?! describes modern "non-dating" practices while profiling 10 male personalities with whom such activities can be enjoyed in fulfilling ways.

Jessica Massa, 2013

The Gaggle: How the Guys You Know Will Help You Find the ...

A Harvard-trained psychologist and creator of the popular blog, WTF Is Up With My Love Life?! describes modern "non-dating" practices while profiling 10 male personalities with whom such activities can be enjoyed in fulfilling ways.

Jessica Massa, 2012

The Gaggle: How the Guys You Know Will Help You Find the ...

The Gaggle is the ultimate guide to figuring out what you want—and finding your match—in a world that has left traditional dating behind.

Jessica Massa, 2012

A Gaggle of Giggles and Games

" Every activity helps kids learn what God is like and how to become more like Him! That's why we say - these are Resources That Leave a Godprint!

Jodi Hoch, Susan Martins Miller, 2002

A gaggle of geese: the collective names of the animal kingdom

An amusing introduction to an aspect of the English language reveals the colorful and descriptive nouns used to refer to various groups of animals, from a mob of kangaroos to a crash of rhinoceri.

Philippa-Alys Browne, 1996

The Gaggle Sisters River Tour

Two geese sisters, Sadie and Dorothy, who are beginning a river tour, have to learn to work together and appreciate each other when problems arise.

Chris Jackson, 2002

The Gaggle Sisters Sing Again

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Chris Jackson, 2005

The Unseen World of Poppy Malone #1: A Gaggle of Goblins

Nine-year-old Poppy's parents are paranormal investigators who have never actually found anything, but that may change when they move to Austin, Texas, and Poppy meets a goblin in the attic of their new house.

Suzanne Harper, 2011

A Giggly Gaggle of Friends

This book is geared towards children ages 2 to 6 when they start attending school, and begin developing friendships. The purpose of this book is to encourage children to cultivate friendships with others from different nationalities.

Jolian A. Gibbons, 2012

A Gaggle of Geese: Animal Groups on Lakes & Rivers

This educational title explores the various habitats and behavior of animals that live together on lakes & rivers.

Alex Kuskowski, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GAGGLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term gaggle is used in the context of the following news items.

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Universal is planning to unleash “Despicable Me 3” in the summer of 2017 and plans a gaggle of other films by Illumination Entertainment. «Palm Beach Post, Jul 15»

Quirky Father mobilizes U Street Music Hall audience

Father extracts such unbridled enthusiasm from fans that a gaggle of them jumped onstage with him and Awful Records affiliates Slug Christ ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»

Big Chuck: I miss those small-town 4th of Julys

My Dad would close our grocery store early, and he and Mom would grab the whole gaggle of D'Imperio kids, and we would head to Fireman's ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»

From 'Star Wars' to horror scares, six Comic-Con highlights

... fans screeched in fear as they walked into the back of a truck filled with blood-stained mattresses and a gaggle of slow-moving zombies. «Reuters, Jul 15»

Bush family compound in Kennebunkport is campaign gold

The parking area was nearly filled with sightseers' cars and a gaggle of cyclists. An Italian-speaking family crowded around an outstretched ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»

One year later, tests are ahead for Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia

... he tailors to audiences seemingly at will, whether it's for a group of well-heeled developers or a gaggle of wide-eyed preschoolers. “Do you ... «Long Beach Press Telegram, Jul 15»

Graham: Trump Is a 'Wrecking Ball'

(Newser) – There is a gaggle of Americans currently seeking the 2016 presidential nomination, and a fair number of them are using today to ... «Newser, Jul 15»

DTM: Zandvoort - Da Costa claims first ever DTM win

... to gallop away and join the leaders while Wittmann, Molina and Martin Tomczyk all became embroiled within the chasing gaggle of cars. «crash.net, Jul 15»

Louise Harrison offers a more personal view of The Beatles in new …

She finally decided it would be OK to join the gaggle of authors because no one who has written about the famous British band has the ... «Fresno Bee, Jul 15»

Faith: Ordinary Tuesday evolved into a "vv good day"

My calendar didn't record my giggle as a paused to let a gaggle of tractors drive into the parking lot of the AC Tap in memory of Freddie ... «Green Bay Press Gazette, Jul 15»