Gathering - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the social act of assembling (syn: assemblage, assembly)
- the act of gathering something (syn: gather)
- sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching (syn: gather)
Extra examples
The pictures from our gathering at Steve Morrison's place.
It's just a few days since our gathering.
The child was gathering flowers to give to his mother.
Volunteers have been gathering contributions for the new library.
She quickly finishes gathering up her possessions
...I hope that you will grace our gathering with your presence....
...the chosen few who are invited to a gathering at the CEO's house at the end of the year...
Scientists are gathering quantitative information about human intelligence.
...in an elaborate ritual the priestess cleansed the gathering of supplicants...
...a cuckoo woman who wandered around town carefully gathering up useless trash...
...the little girl's giggles were epidemic, and soon the entire gathering was laughing...
...worshippers gathering at the Baptist tabernacle on a bright Sunday morning...
We watched the gathering thunderclouds.
We could see people gathering down yonder by the riverbank.
A storm was gathering.
Word forms
singular: gathering
plural: gatherings
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