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gathering

[ gath-er-ing ]
/ ˈgæð ər ɪŋ /
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Origin of gathering

before 900; Middle English gaderinge,Old English gaderunge.See gather, -ing1

Words nearby gathering

gateway drug, Gath, Gatha, gather, gatherer, gathering, Gather ye rosebuds while ye may, Gathic, Gatineau, gating, Gatlinburg
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Words related to gathering

association, caucus, collection, conclave, conference, congregation, convention, crowd, function, group, mass, meeting, party, throng, acquisition, affair, aggregate, aggregation, band, body

How to use gathering in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for gathering

gathering
/ (ˈɡæðərɪŋ) /
noun
a group of people, things, etc, that are gathered together; assembly
sewing a gather or series of gathers in material
  1. the formation of pus in a boil
  2. the pus so formed
printing an informal name for section (def. 17)
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