Collecting - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |kəˈlektɪŋ|
Brit.  |kəˈlektɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word collecting
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to collect

noun

- the act of gathering something together (syn: aggregation, assembling, collection)

Extra examples

He began collecting his retirement benefits when he was 65.

He began collecting his retirement benefit when he was 65.

She enjoys collecting antique teapots.

He has an impressive stamp collection, though he has been collecting for only a few years.

We're collecting food and clothing for the poor.

...he loves collecting little marine creatures while at the beach...

...shell collecting can be so absorbing that you don't notice the tide coming in...

This shop is an antique collecting paradise!

Collecting up her belongings, she ran out of the house.

I'm collecting for the Red Cross, please give generously.

I'm mad about collecting stamps.

After 25 years of collecting recipes, she has compiled them into a cookbook.

We've been out collecting signatures for our petition.

I'm collecting for Children in Need.

I didn't know what to do with it, so it just sat there collecting dust.

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