gathering
Americannoun
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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
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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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I’d planned to attend the gathering as an observer, a journalist who covers careers and management, comfortable that my notebook and pen separated me from the others.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Gen Z regarded the movies as a chance for a social gathering, the Fandango research said.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 29, 2026
It is set to start gathering data in five years, and by failing to back Jodrell Bank, the UK risks missing out on this scientific bonanza, according to Prof Philip Diamond.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Authorities described the gathering as an “unsanctioned party” that had been promoted online.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 26, 2026
We just rest for a bit before gathering our things and heading back on the road.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
Socialising can also be difficult, given that many events and gatherings centre around food.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
The Chapter One gatherings quickly taught me how the long lulls broken up by spurts of passion that I once found a drag were actually as stirring as a religious experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The meeting is one of the world's largest gatherings focused on basic and translational cardiovascular research.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
Over the past several months, I’ve cooked, grilled, smoked, sipped and served my way through a wide range of products perfect for summer gatherings.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
Using their clout with the downtown police department, they posted three hundred mounted police in the Stock Yard to break up union gatherings.
From "A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919" by Claire Hartfield
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