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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Residents were urged to avoid gathering in crowds.
From BBC ● Sep. 19, 2026
Eastward-shifting ocean evaporation generates warm air that rises into the atmosphere and then migrates north and east, gathering speed and feeding into the subtropical jet stream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
In praising Chatfield, Brown recalled a gathering at his home last year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
At the same time his video appeared on social media, dozens of protesters were gathering outside the home of Szor's parents in central Israel, shouting "You're not welcome here!"
From Barron's ● Sep. 17, 2026
The ice river tore her name from his lips and whirled it away into the gathering dusk.
From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver
Do you attend community events or other group gatherings eagerly?
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026
Across the country, the threat rippled from group chats and social gatherings to the corridors of power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 12, 2026
"I put my life on hold all these months, stopping going to the gym, hanging out with friends or even attending family gatherings," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Despite the verdicts, he is still hailed as a hero by some Serbs, particularly in Republika Srpska, where his death was marked with vigils and gatherings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 5, 2026
Back in Chicago, separated again from Barack, I still sometimes went to my old happy-hour gatherings, though I rarely stayed out late.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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