- present participle of gather.
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
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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Matcha and fresh coconut water both feel refreshing and special, making them perfect for afternoon hangs, brunches or any gathering where you want to switch things up from the expected cocktails or beer.
From Salon ● Jul. 12, 2026
He introduced himself as Raymond Henderson, a commercial actor gathering cases for DTLA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
On Tuesday, the duke also lost his High Court claim, made with a group of well-known figures, against the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday's publisher over alleged unlawful information gathering.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
As the hulking metal cage, weighing more than a tonne, was lowered from the truck and wheeled into the museum, the gathering burst into applause.
From Barron's ● Jul. 10, 2026
A gathering of the yellow birds landed on Leigh’s shoulder and chirped back and forth.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
The meeting is one of the world's largest gatherings focused on basic and translational cardiovascular research.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 13, 2026
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Lakewood station and the Huntington Beach Police Department put out similar alerts about social-media-driven gatherings in those communities.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2026
Based on Azar Nafisi’s 2003 memoir, this inconsistent film follows a professor in post-revolution Iran who hosts gatherings for her female students to read the Western canon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
In practice, that constitutional protection becomes most visible during major public gatherings, when celebrations, protests and political messaging occupy the same civic space.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
"You know, Brother," he said, "we don't ordinarily interrupt our social gatherings with business, but with you it's necessary."
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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