gaggle
Honking ground assembly
A gaggle is a flock of geese, especially when on the ground rather than in flight.
The word extends to any noisy, disorderly group: a gaggle of reporters, a gaggle of schoolchildren.
The informal use emphasizes chaos or chattiness rather than mere quantity.
crowd
Assembled collection of things
- bunchGrouped collection of items
- clusterGathered group nearby
- throngDense pressing crowd
- packGroup or compress
horde · mob · swarm · herd · assembly · gathering · collection · bevy
group
Assembled collection of things
pack · horde · mob · swarm · herd · assembly · gathering · collection · bevy · troop
flock
Animals gathered together
goslings · ganders · brood · formation · V-shape · flyway · nesting · pond · wetland · marsh
cackling
Harsh, staccato laughter
- chatteringQuick, repetitive sounds
- squawkingLoud harsh crying
- clamorLoud persistent noise
din · hubbub · babble · racket · commotion · chatter · prattle · clucking · gabbing · noisiness
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- collective nounsflock, herd, school, pack, swarm
- collectivespair, duo, trio, quartet, quintet
- crowdscrowd, horde, mob, throng, multitude
- Informal Amountssmidgen, bunch, ton, heap, loads
- press briefingspress conference, news conference, briefing, presser, press secretary
- gaggle of geeseCollective noun for waterfowl
- press gaggleInformal reporter briefing