Definitions for gathering
ˈgæð ər ɪŋgath·er·ing

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. gathering, assemblage(noun)

   a group of persons together in one place

2. assembly, assemblage, gathering(noun)

   the social act of assembling

   "they demanded the right of assembly"

3. gather, gathering(noun)

   the act of gathering something

4. gather, gathering(noun)

   sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. gathering(Noun)

   A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

   I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.

2. gathering(Noun)

   A group of people or things.

   A gathering of fruit.

3. gathering(Noun)

   (bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.

   This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.

4. gathering(Verb)

   present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together

   She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Gathering

   of Gather

2. Gathering(noun)

   the act of collecting or bringing together

3. Gathering(noun)

   that which is gathered, collected, or brought together

4. Gathering(noun)

   a crowd; an assembly; a congregation

5. Gathering(noun)

   a charitable contribution; a collection

6. Gathering(noun)

   a tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess

7. Gathering(adj)

   assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'gathering' in Nouns Frequency: #2690

How to pronounce gathering?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say gathering in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of gathering in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of gathering in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of gathering in a Sentence

1. Waukegan Fire Marshal Steven Lenzi:

   We are still gathering what went wrong.

2. Charnthep Sesawej:

   We want them to stop gathering by this evening.

3. Southwest Airlines:

   We are in the process of gathering more information.

4. May Lamberton Becker:

   Filling a bookcase is like gathering a social circle.

5. Robert Zimmerman:

   It is a warm gathering, these are not state of the union speeches.

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