gathering
an assembly or meeting.
an assemblage of people; group or crowd.
a collection, assemblage, or compilation of anything.
the act of a person or thing that gathers.
something that is gathered together.
an inflamed and suppurating swelling.
(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.
Bookbinding. a section in a book, usually a sheet cut into several leaves.
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How to use gathering in a sentence
The St. Thomas gathering happened around 2005, according to Krauss.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe gathering of the thousands of cops had been a soul-stirring sight.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos | Michael Daly | December 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis is not about gathering intelligence or expanding surveillance.
What the U.S. Can Learn from Europe About Dealing with Terrorists | Scott Beauchamp | December 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBashing commercialism at a commercial gathering would be ridiculous.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art | Jay Michaelson | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs I was gathering my things to go, the president suggested we take a few pictures together.
From Auschwitz to the White House: One Tailor’s American Tale | Martin Greenfield | December 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
He gasped a few times, then, gathering strength again, went on with that horrible spasmodic recitation.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairChildren freshly befurbelowed, were gathering for their games under the oaks.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinWalker had painted a picture he called "Spring," a young girl gathering primroses in a wood.
He annually has a gathering of distinguished farmers and others to inspect his estate and see how his "book farming" gets on.
Glances at Europe | Horace GreeleyAnd gathering up Stéphanie like a bunch of snowdrops, the yellow, galvanized iron old lady swept out of the room.
The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol | William J. Locke
British Dictionary definitions for gathering
/ (ˈɡæðərɪŋ) /
a group of people, things, etc, that are gathered together; assembly
sewing a gather or series of gathers in material
the formation of pus in a boil
the pus so formed
printing an informal name for section (def. 17)
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