gathering

[gath-er-ing]

noun

1. an assembly or meeting.

   Synonyms: assemblage

2. an assemblage of people; group or crowd.

   Synonyms: throng, company, concourse, congregation

3. a collection, assemblage, or compilation of anything.

4. the act of a person or thing that gathers.

5. something that is gathered together.

6. a gather or a series of gathers in cloth.

7. an inflamed and suppurating swelling.

   Synonyms: carbuncle, abscess, boil

8. (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.

9. Bookbinding.,  a section in a book, usually a sheet cut into several leaves.

gathering

/ ˈɡæðərɪŋ /

noun

1. a group of people, things, etc, that are gathered together; assembly

2. sewing a gather or series of gathers in material

3. 1. the formation of pus in a boil

   2. the pus so formed

4. printing an informal name for section

Word History and Origins

Origin of gathering¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English gaderinge, Old English gaderunge; equivalent to gather + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

And yet these big gatherings are not where I hear the devotion.

From Los Angeles Times

The union said it’s still gathering information on how many union stores will be affected by the planned closures.

From Los Angeles Times

“The UN General Assembly is a unique gathering of world leaders,” she said.

From Salon

The pop culture gathering runs through Sunday at the Los Angeles Convention Center.

From Los Angeles Times

Namibia's authorities have warned people not to hold parties at cemeteries after a social gathering at a gravesite in the capital, Windhoek, sparked outrage last weekend.

From BBC

Related Words

• association 
• caucus 
• collection 
• conclave 
• conference 
• congregation 
• convention 
• crowd 
• function 
• group 
• mass 
• meeting 
• party 
• throng