gath·er·ing (g    r- ng)n. 1. a. The action of one that gathers. b. That which is gathered or amassed; a collection or accumulation. 2. An assembly of persons; a meeting. 3. The collecting of food that grows wild, such as berries, roots, and grains. 4. A gather in cloth. 5. A suppurated swelling; a boil or abscess. |
gathering [ˈgæðərɪŋ]
n
1. a group of people, things, etc., that are gathered together; assembly
2. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) Sewing a gather or series of gathers in material
3. (Medicine / Pathology)
a. the formation of pus in a boil
b. the pus so formed
4. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) Printing an informal name for section [17]
Gathering a crowd; an assembly; a collection.
Example: Gathering of Ghosts [book title by Roy Lewis], 1982.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  gathering - a group of persons together in one placesocial group - people sharing some social relation building - the occupants of a building; "the entire building complained about the noise" carload - a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile contingent - a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics" floor - the occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat" pair - two people considered as a unit room - the people who are present in a room; "the whole room was cheering" turnout - the group that gathers together for a particular occasion; "a large turnout for the meeting" foursome, quartette, quartet - four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." assembly - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose crowd - a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers" audience - a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough" community - a group of people living in a particular local area; "the team is drawn from all parts of the community" municipality - people living in a town or city having local self-government grade, class, course, form - a body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" year, class - a body of students who graduate together; "the class of '97"; "she was in my year at Hoehandle High" social affair, social gathering - a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" covey - a small collection of people quorum - a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business mass meeting, rally - a large gathering of people intended to arouse enthusiasm commune - a body of people or families living together and sharing everything convocation - a group gathered in response to a summons fair - gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair" bevy - a large gathering of people of a particular type; "he was surrounded by a bevy of beauties in bathing attire"; "a bevy of young beach boys swarmed around him" camp - a group of people living together in a camp; "the whole camp laughed at his mistake" muster - a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster" rap group - a gathering of people holding a rap session rave-up - a raucous gathering table - a company of people assembled at a table for a meal or game; "he entertained the whole table with his witty remarks" wine tasting - a gathering of people to taste and compare different wines |
| 2. | gathering - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly" group action - action taken by a group of people mobilisation, mobilization - act of marshaling and organizing and making ready for use or action; "mobilization of the country's economic resources" calling together, convocation - the act of convoking coming together, meeting - the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" congregating, congregation - the act of congregating convening, convention - the act of convening concentration - bringing together military forces | |
| 3. | gathering - the act of gathering something centralisation, centralization - gathering to a center | |
| 4. | gathering - sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching |
gathering
noun
1. assembly, group, crowd, meeting, conference, company, party, congress, mass, rally, convention, knot, flock, get-together (informal), congregation, muster, turnout, multitude, throng, hui (N.Z.), concourse, assemblage, conclave, convocation He spoke today before a large gathering of world leaders.
2. collecting, gaining, collection, obtaining, acquisition, roundup, accumulation, stockpiling, attainment, procuring a mission to spearhead the gathering of information
Translations
gathering [ˈgæðərɪŋ]
A. N
1. (= assembly) → reunión f; (= persons present) → concurrencia f
2. (Med) → absceso m
3. (Typ) → alzado m
gathering
n
(= group) → Gruppe f; (= assembly) → Versammlung f; family gathering → Familientreffen nt; a social gathering → ein geselliges Beisammensein
(of people) → Versammeln nt; (of objects) → Sammeln nt; (of fruit) → Pflücken nt; (of crops) → Ernte f; (of speed) → Zunahme f
(Sew) → Fältchen nt
adj
(= assembling) crowd → zusammenlaufend
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