Definitions for gathering
ˈgæð ər ɪŋgath·er·ing

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

1. gathering, assemblagenoun

   a group of persons together in one place

2. assembly, assemblage, gatheringnoun

   the social act of assembling

   "they demanded the right of assembly"

3. gather, gatheringnoun

   the act of gathering something

4. gather, gatheringnoun

   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. gatheringnoun

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

   I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.

2. gatheringnoun

   A group of people or things.

   A gathering of fruit.

3. gatheringnoun

   (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. gatheringverb

   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. Gatheringnoun

   the act of collecting or bringing together

3. Gatheringnoun

   that which is gathered, collected, or brought together

4. Gatheringnoun

   a crowd; an assembly; a congregation

5. Gatheringnoun

   a charitable contribution; a collection

6. Gatheringnoun

   a tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess

7. Gatheringadjective

   assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. gathering

   A group of people.

   There was a family gathering at least every month which brought joy to everyone.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 7, 2020  

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1. gathering

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Matched Categories

1. • Collection
   • Sewing
   • Social Group

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

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

How to pronounce gathering?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

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   Tessa

   South African

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. Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard:

   We believe they were assisted in that location to get there, to get in. And we're gathering that information and we're going to have the totality of that done fairly soon and present that to our prosecutor for potential charges for either aiding and abetting or obstruction of justice.

2. Mark Cooper:

   Upland is a gathering system that will help move Williston Basin oil production to markets where it is needed, a great deal of this oil is already being transported to market by rail.

3. State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus:

   Out of an abundance of caution, The United States has decided to host the upcoming G7 ministerial virtually by video teleconference instead of gathering in Pittsburgh, March 24-25, we thank the city of Pittsburgh for its willingness to host this year's G7 ministerial and for the support and assistance planning this year's event. We look forward to holding future events there.

4. Southwest Airlines:

   We are currently gathering additional details regarding the situation at Dallas Love Field, our Southwest hearts are with all those affected by this event.

5. Levine Cava:

   The process of identifying these victims is very difficult, we're going to be relying on DNA testing. And that is why we've already been gathering DNA samples from the family members, so they have all participated and provided DNA to assist us in the investigation.

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