gathering

1 of 2

noun

gath·er·ing ˈga-t͟hə-riŋ How to pronounce gathering (audio)

ˈgat͟h-

plural gatherings

: a coming together of people in a group (as for social, religious, or political purposes) : assembly, meeting

an informal gathering

a gathering of world leaders

planned a big family gathering

: the collecting of food or raw materials from the wild

Hunting and gathering also added to the food supply. Wild fruits, berries and mollusks were gathered …

Barbara A. Leitch

… peoples who raise domesticated animals and who do not depend on hunting, gathering, or the planting of their own crops …

Marvin Harris

: collection, compilation

: a gather in cloth

: a suppurating swelling : abscess

gathering

2 of 2

present participle of gather entry 1

Example Sentences

Noun I see my cousins only at occasional family gatherings. dinner parties and other social gatherings a gathering of political leaders

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

These recipes from cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller are easy to make and tried-and-true crowd pleasers perfect for your next casual gathering.

Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022 These recipes from cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller are easy to make and tried-and-true crowd pleasers perfect for your next casual gathering.

Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 Finding the right recipes for your weekend gathering is hard work.

Zach Wade, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Coconut-Pumpkin Soup Want to turn up the heat at your Halloween gathering?

Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2022 Days later, the Taliban held their own public gathering in Kabul to mark a year in power.

Susannah George, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 Advisers expect the topic of reelection will be a major discussion point when the family gathers for their traditional Thanksgiving gathering in Nantucket, and/or around Christmas.

Mike Memoli, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2022 Enjoy these tomatoes at your next summertime gathering or any time of the year.

Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2022 Well, now Emeril is going to help one lucky football fan win that fight at his next gathering.

Jacob Siegal, BGR, 10 Aug. 2022 See More

gatherings

noun

plural of gathering

as in assemblies

a body of people come together in one place the President spoke before the gathering of student leaders

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assemblies
meetings
conferences
assemblages
congregations
audiences
convocations
panels
synods
symposiums
rallies
ingatherings
crowds
throngs
symposia
musters
markets
coteries
companies
swarms
flocks
caucuses
houses
gangs
forums
multitudes
consorts
fora
hordes
grandstands
packs
galleries
mobs
legions
rabbles
crushes
rabblements
presses

as in meetings

a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose attended a gathering for descendants of people who came to America on the Mayflower

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meetings
conventions
conclaves
assemblies
get-togethers
congresses
convocations
conferences
workshops
rallies
synods
seminars
councils
symposiums
demonstrations
sessions
huddles
discussions
conversations
caucuses
dialogues
summits
clinics
negotiations
discourses
cabinets
interviews
symposia
forums
audiences
talks
roundtables
confabs
dialogs
parleys
palavers
fora
round tables
round-robins

as in collections

a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time a great gathering of dust under the bed

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collections
accumulations
mixtures
masses
assemblages
cumulations
piles
jumbles
mixes
assortments
pileups
lodgments
lodgements
accretions
heaps
conglomerates
medleys
cumuli
hodgepodges
conglomerations
aggregations
potpourris
congeries
mélanges
hoards
supplies
mishmashes
agglomerates
agglomerations
aggregates
litters
inventories
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单词	gatherings
释义	gathering 1 of 2 noun gath·er·ing ˈga-t͟hə-riŋ ˈgat͟h- plural gatherings 1 : a coming together of people in a group (as for social, religious, or political purposes) : assembly, meeting an informal gathering a gathering of world leaders planned a big family gathering 2 : the collecting of food or raw materials from the wild Hunting and gathering also added to the food supply. Wild fruits, berries and mollusks were gathered … Barbara A. Leitch … peoples who raise domesticated animals and who do not depend on hunting, gathering, or the planting of their own crops … Marvin Harris 3 : collection, compilation 4 : a gather in cloth 5 : a suppurating swelling : abscess gathering 2 of 2 present participle of gather entry 1 Synonyms Noun assemblage assembly conference congregation convocation ingathering meeting muster See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun I see my cousins only at occasional family gatherings. dinner parties and other social gatherings a gathering of political leaders Recent Examples on the Web Noun These recipes from cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller are easy to make and tried-and-true crowd pleasers perfect for your next casual gathering. Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY, 4 Sep. 2022 These recipes from cookbook author and nutritionist Robin Miller are easy to make and tried-and-true crowd pleasers perfect for your next casual gathering. Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2022 Finding the right recipes for your weekend gathering is hard work. Zach Wade, CNN, 2 Sep. 2022 Coconut-Pumpkin Soup Want to turn up the heat at your Halloween gathering? Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2022 Days later, the Taliban held their own public gathering in Kabul to mark a year in power. Susannah George, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2022 Advisers expect the topic of reelection will be a major discussion point when the family gathers for their traditional Thanksgiving gathering in Nantucket, and/or around Christmas. Mike Memoli, NBC News, 22 Aug. 2022 Enjoy these tomatoes at your next summertime gathering or any time of the year. Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 13 Aug. 2022 Well, now Emeril is going to help one lucky football fan win that fight at his next gathering. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 10 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English gaderyng, gederunge, going back to Old English gadrung, gædrung, gegaderung, gegadrung "joining, union, assembly," from gadrian, gaderian "to join, unite, gather entry 1" + -ung -ing entry 3 First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Kids Definition gathering noun gath·er·ing ˈga-t͟hə-riŋ : an occasion when people come together as a group a family gathering Medical Definition gathering noun gath·er·ing : a suppurating swelling : abscess gatherings noun plural of gathering 1 as in assemblies a body of people come together in one place the President spoke before the gathering of student leaders Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance assemblies meetings conferences assemblages congregations audiences convocations panels synods symposiums rallies ingatherings crowds throngs symposia musters markets coteries companies swarms flocks caucuses houses gangs forums multitudes consorts fora hordes grandstands packs galleries mobs legions rabbles crushes rabblements presses 2 as in meetings a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose attended a gathering for descendants of people who came to America on the Mayflower Synonyms & Similar Words meetings conventions conclaves assemblies get-togethers congresses convocations conferences workshops rallies synods seminars councils symposiums demonstrations sessions huddles discussions conversations caucuses dialogues summits clinics negotiations discourses cabinets interviews symposia forums audiences talks roundtables confabs dialogs parleys palavers fora round tables round-robins 3 as in collections a mass or quantity that has piled up or that has been gathered over a period of time a great gathering of dust under the bed Synonyms & Similar Words collections accumulations mixtures masses assemblages cumulations piles jumbles mixes assortments pileups lodgments lodgements accretions heaps conglomerates medleys cumuli hodgepodges conglomerations aggregations potpourris congeries mélanges hoards supplies mishmashes agglomerates agglomerations aggregates litters inventories funds hashes hotchpotches motleys stockpiles totalities sums clutters caches stores nest eggs reserves kitties backlogs stocks
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