Gaggled

/ˈɡæɡəld/ verb

Definition

Past tense of gaggle: to move or make noise in a flock or group, particularly in a chaotic or noisy way.

Etymology

From 'gaggle,' which comes from Old English and Germanic roots related to geese and their characteristic loud, cacophonous calls. The '-ed' suffix marks past tense. Gaggle originally meant specifically a flock of geese.

Kelly Says

The word 'gaggle' started as onomatopoeia for goose sounds, and it so perfectly captured the chaos of multiple geese that it evolved to mean any loud, disorderly group—now you can have a gaggle of people, ideas, or anything chaotic!

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