The present participle of gaggle: moving or behaving as a disorderly, noisy group; making gaggling sounds.
From 'gaggle' plus the present participle suffix '-ing.' The '-ing' suffix, from Old English, transforms verbs into gerunds or continuous action forms, emphasizing the ongoing nature of the action.
The '-ing' suffix is so productive in English that it's used thousands of times daily—it lets any verb instantly become a noun (running, laughing, gaggling) or a continuous action, making it one of our most flexible word-building tools!
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