- present participle of gather.
gathering
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gatherings
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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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"It's not necessarily been sitting gathering dust in storage. It's always found a way out," she says.
From BBC ● Oct. 12, 2026
Authorities mounted a sweeping security operation across the capital on Saturday, detaining thousands to prevent protesters from gathering at Delhi's Jantar Mantar protest site, the CJP and Indian media reports said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 11, 2026
The idea was to reflect a new mission for this annual gathering of industry bigwigs: to “find low-carbon solutions for the world’s energy challenges.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
What advice would you give to folks who might feel it’s their moral duty to confront a family member at a gathering like Thanksgiving?
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026
Jonah frowned and began gathering up the papers.
From "Found" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
We can expect to hear more on that theme at future energy-industry gatherings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
The case returned to Belfast's Court of Appeal after UK government-led talks ended last week without agreement and rival gatherings in Portadown at the weekend passed without major incident.
From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026
The short extension ensures both leaders will meet again at major international gatherings later this year.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The Wolfes’ gatherings, where Wolfe served lobsters he caught, were chronicled by the New York Times and Wall Street Journal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
As these were private gatherings, very few accounts of early séances even exist.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
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