gathering

Pluralgatherings

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A meeting where people come together, often for a party or social event.

   Like when all your friends come to one place to spend time together.

   We had a small gathering at our house for my birthday.

   Family gatherings always make her happy.

   Similarassemblage

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A group of people or things brought together in one place.

   A large gathering of fans waited outside the stadium.

   There was a strange gathering of old machines in the barn.

   Similarassemblage

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3. 3
   noununcountable

   The collecting of food, crops, or other things from nature.

   The gathering of nuts and berries went on all fall.

   In the village, the gathering of firewood was a daily task.

   Similarforaging, harvesting, collecting, picking

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4. 4
   verb

   Present participle and gerund of gather. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

   The children are gathering apples in the orchard.

   Gathering firewood took us most of the morning.

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5. 5
   adjective

   Growing stronger or larger as more comes together.

   We watched the gathering clouds and hurried home.

   A gathering crowd filled the square before the speech.

   Similarmounting, increasing, rising

   Oppositewaning, diminishing, receding

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6. 6
   nouncountable

   Money or goods collected to help charity or people in need.

   The church took up a gathering for the flood victims.

   They held a gathering to help pay the family's medical bills.

   Similarcollection, offering

7. 7
   nouncountable

   A group of folded sheets that make up one section of a book.

   The old book had one loose gathering near the back.

   Each gathering held eight printed pages.

   Similarsignature, quire, section

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8. 8
   nouncountable

   A swelling on the body filled with pus, like a boil.

   The doctor lanced the gathering on his arm.

   A painful gathering had formed under the skin.

   Similarabscess, boil, pustule

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