gathering - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'gathering' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Gathering

[ a.]

- Assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.

2 . Gathering

[ n.]

- The act of collecting or bringing together.
- That which is gathered, collected, or brought together
- A crowd; an assembly; a congregation.
- A charitable contribution; a collection.
- A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

3 . Gathering

[ p. pr. & vb. n.]

- of Gather

Meaning of 'gathering' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . gathering

[ n]

Meaning (1):
- the social act of assembling

Example in sentence:

they demanded the right of assembly

Nearby Words:

gat gat-toothed gate gated gatehouse gateless gateman gatepost gateway gatewise

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Hunting-and-gathering society
Hunting-and-gathering society is a preindustrial society in which people rely on whatever foods and tubers are readily available in other to

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