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  • noun Plural form of gaggle.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of gaggle.

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Examples

  • KOCH: The press secretary, Dana Perino, who is very calm and very reserved and actually very committed to keeping our so-called gaggles and our briefings very cordial, but we were in the middle of quite a fiery exchange when I got this e-mail to leave, to leave and come right out here immediately.

    CNN Transcript Dec 19, 2007 2007

  • The "soldiers" stand around in rag-tag gaggles, as nothing more than ripe targets.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • Her written remarks were indeed edited, she said, as part of the routine process by which "gaggles" of government officials review proposed comments in advance of congressional testimony.

    CDC Director Says White House 2007

  • Head on passes and tail attacks; in singles and in "gaggles"; rockets, 20mm cannon, and even some cables were thrown at us.

    Gotha - February 24, 1944 1944

  • Chit chat is what was going on in every corner at Soho House Monday evening ... gaggles of girls and sportie doods enjoyed the yummy mini sliders and grilled cheese sandwiches here to toast Lucky magazine cover girl Nicole Richie.

    The Daily Truffle: Nicole Richie Celebrates Lucky Magazine Cover at Soho House The Daily Truffle 2011

  • There he was afterwards at the post-match ceremonies, well‑groomed and gracious, even while being fawned at by gaggles of local teenage lovelies.

    Can Joe Hart save himself from the curse of the England keeper? | Barney Ronay 2011

  • On day three, I head off into San Pedro de Atacama, a charming town with simple whitewashed adobe houses lining the streets and a pretty square where gaggles of travelers and hippies strum on guitars and smoke around plastic tables.

    Trekking Across Chile's Majestic Frontier Jemima Sissons 2011

  • And who with a business website hasn't received a drizzle of phone calls and gaggles of emails from all over the world offering, nay guaranteeing, to get your site in the number one position on Google?

    Larry MacDonald: SEO: Art or Science, or Are You Putting Lipstick on a Pig? Larry MacDonald 2011

  • With its midcentury modern design of banquets and exposed white brick, it is "an oasis to the craziness of Times Square with all the bright lights and…gaggles of people," says Co-CEO Eric Perlmutter .

    Steakhouse Oasis Emily Glazer 2011

  • Chit chat is what was going on in every corner at Soho House Monday evening ... gaggles of girls and sportie doods enjoyed the yummy...

    The Daily Truffle: Nicole Richie Celebrates Lucky Magazine Cover at Soho House The Daily Truffle 2011

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