26984 words

gaggle

4 definitions • 4 examples
1
a group of geese
2
a group of noisy or silly people:

Examples:

gaggle of There was the usual gaggle of journalists waiting for the star.
3
an informal meeting in which someone who works for an organization or the government gives information to journalists (= people who write or broadcast news stories); the journalists involved in such a meeting:

Examples:

Certain news outlets were denied access to the gaggle with White House press secretary, Sean Spicer.
press gaggle He was a little early, but the press gaggle was already waiting for him.
4
a group of geese, or a group of people, esp. if they are noisy or silly:

Examples:

A gaggle of kids followed him down the street.

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