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gathering

[ gath-er-ing ]

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noun

an assembly or meeting.
Synonyms: assemblage
an assemblage of people; group or crowd.
Synonyms: throng, company, concourse, congregation
a collection, assemblage, or compilation of anything.
the act of a person or thing that gathers.
something that is gathered together.
a gather or a series of gathers in cloth.
an inflamed and suppurating swelling.
Synonyms: carbuncle, abscess, boil
(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.

gathering

/ ˈɡæðərɪŋ /

noun

a group of people, things, etc, that are gathered together; assembly
sewing a gather or series of gathers in material
1. the formation of pus in a boil
2. the pus so formed
printing an informal name for section

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Word History and Origins

Origin of gathering¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English gaderinge, Old English gaderunge; equivalent to gather + -ing ¹

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Example Sentences

Thousands of people have been gathering in southern Ethiopia for one of the country's biggest cultural events.

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A spokesman for the new investigative committee set up by the government said it was already "gathering and reviewing evidence" and would present a report in 30 days.

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"When gathering intelligence, the Russian security and intelligence services use a wide range of resources and different platforms," the agency wrote, adding that these had been limited by expelling intelligence officers.

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Crew members went to their rooms to grab essential belongings including life jackets and emergency gear before gathering at the mustering point.

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These social gatherings were designed to deliberately sicken children to "get it over with" in the days before vaccines existed.

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