Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Gaggle

Gaggle (gag"g'l) , intransitive verb

[Of imitative origin; compare Dutch gaggelen, gagelen, German gackeln, gackern, Middle High German gāgen, English giggle, cackle.]

To make a noise like a goose; to cackle. — Bacon

Gaggle , noun

[Compare Gaggle v. i.]

1.
(Zoology) A flock of wild geese, especially when on the ground. [Provincial English] — Halliwell
2.
A gathering of people, especially a noisy one.
3.
Any clustered group of related objects.