- present participle of gather.
gathering
Americannoun
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gatherings
plural
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an assembly or meeting.
- Synonyms:
- assemblage
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an assemblage of people; group or crowd.
- Synonyms:
- throng, company, concourse, congregation
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a collection, assemblage, or compilation of anything.
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the act of a person or thing that gathers.
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something that is gathered together.
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an inflamed and suppurating swelling.
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(in a flue, duct, or the like) a tapered section forming a transition between two sections, one of which has a greater area than the other.
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Bookbinding. a section in a book, usually a sheet cut into several leaves.
noun
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a group of people, things, etc, that are gathered together; assembly
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sewing a gather or series of gathers in material
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the formation of pus in a boil
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the pus so formed
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printing an informal name for section
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of gathering
First recorded before 900; Middle English gaderinge, Old English gaderunge; equivalent to gather + -ing 1
Vocabulary lists containing gathering
Example Sentences
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Initially, the gathering of black people from across the globe was, he felt, "a beautiful, profound experience devoid of capitalist motives".
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Agencies have to disclose their plans in advance, gathering public comment.
From Salon ● Aug. 15, 2026
Speaking by videoconference to a gathering of pro-government Iranian students in London in 2012, Rezaei was asked how Iran would respond if it was attacked by Israel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
The Silver Platter has operated since 1963, becoming one of Los Angeles’ oldest and most enduring gathering places for queer and transgender Latinos in Westlake.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2026
Though details of this gathering did not survive, one or more of the Fox sisters would have acted as mediums.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
The excerpt below is a scene from a dinner party in which one character launches into a riff about the pervasiveness of Yotam Ottolenghi’s cookbook recipes at social gatherings.
From Slate ● Aug. 15, 2026
When New York state enacted buffer-zone protections in May, the coalition that organizes disruptive gatherings outside synagogues and churches published a victory statement.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026
The four-bedroom, three-bathroom abode has a media den ideal for family movie nights or other peaceful gatherings.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
Gyorody is the founder of Peanut Yogini Yoga, and she regularly hosts free monthly gatherings Each month focuses on a different chakra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026
The government retaliated by banning all gatherings relating to my imprisonment, but this restriction was ignored by the liberation movement.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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