Gathering — synonyms, gathering antonyms, definition

1. gathering (Noun)

abscess accumulation affair agglomeration aggregation amassing army assemblage assembling assembly assortment band bevy board body boil brigade bunch bundle carbuncle • • •

gathering (Noun) — A group of persons together in one place.

gathering (Noun) — The social act of assembling. ex. "they demanded the right of gathering"

gathering (Noun) — The act of gathering something.

gathering (Noun) — Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching.

aggregation assembling collecting collection group action sewing social group stitchery assembly audience bevy building bunch calling together camp carload cast cast of characters centralisation centralization class coming together commune community concentration concourse congregating congregation • • •

2. gathering (Verb)

accumulating conglomerating cumulating foregathering forgathering gaining garnering getting together piling up puckering pulling together tucking spreading

gathering (Verb) — Assemble or get together. ex. "gather some stones"

gathering (Verb) — (of people) collect in one place. ex. "Let's gather in the dining room"

gathering (Verb) — Collect in one place, esp. growing to a large number or quantity. ex. "Journals are gathering in my office"

gathering (Verb) — Conclude from evidence. ex. "I gather you have not done your homework"

gathering (Verb) — Draw together into folds or puckers.

gathering (Verb) — Get people together. ex. "gather the close family members"

gathering (Verb) — Draw and bring closer. ex. "she gathered her shawl around her shoulders"

gathering (Verb) — Look for (food) in nature. ex. "Our ancestors gathered nuts in the Fall"

gathering (Verb) — Increase or develop. ex. "the car gathers speed"

concluding increasing interacting looking for pulling reasoning reasoning out running up searching seeking sewing sewing together stitching stitching up accreting aggrouping backlogging bird-nesting birdnesting caucusing clamming clubbing clumping clustering coming up congregating constellating convening converging crowding crowding together culling drifting flocking • • • gather up gathered ungathered