ALL meanings of gathering
gath·er·ing
G g - noun gathering a drawing together; contraction. 1
- noun gathering Often, gathers. a fold or pucker, as in gathered cloth. 1
- noun gathering an act or instance of gathering. 1
- noun gathering an amount or number gathered, as during a harvest. 1
- noun gathering Glassmaking. a mass of molten glass attached to the end of a punty. 1
- verb with object gathering to bring together into one group, collection, or place: to gather firewood; to gather the troops. 1
- verb with object gathering to bring together or assemble from various places, sources, or people; collect gradually: The college is gathering a faculty from all over the country. 1
- verb with object gathering to serve as a center of attention for; attract: A good football game always gathers a crowd. 1
- verb with object gathering to pick or harvest (any crop or natural yield) from its place of growth or formation: to gather fruit; to gather flowers. 1
- verb with object gathering to pick up piece by piece: Gather your toys from the floor. 1
- verb with object gathering to pick or scoop up: She gathered the crying child in her arms. 1
- verb with object gathering to collect (as taxes, dues, money owed, etc.). 1
- verb with object gathering to accumulate; increase: The storm gathers force. The car gathered speed. 1
- verb with object gathering to take by selection from among other things; sort out; cull. 1
- noun gathering meeting 1
- verb with object gathering to assemble or collect (one's energies or oneself) as for an effort (often followed by up): He gathered up his strength for the hard job. 1
- noun gathering act of collecting or harvesting 1
- verb with object gathering to learn or conclude from observation; infer; deduce: I gather that he is the real leader. 1
- noun gathering group or assembly of people 1
- verb with object gathering to wrap or draw around or close: He gathered his scarf around his neck. 1
- noun gathering party 1
- verb with object gathering to contract (the brow) into wrinkles. 1
- verb with object gathering to draw (cloth) up on a thread in fine folds or puckers by means of even stitches. 1
- verb with object gathering Bookbinding. to assemble (the printed sections of a book) in proper sequence for binding. 1
- verb with object gathering Nautical. to gain (way) from a dead stop or extremely slow speed. 1
- verb with object gathering Metalworking. to increase the sectional area of (stock) by any of various operations. 1
- verb with object gathering Glassmaking. to accumulate or collect (molten glass) at the end of a tube for blowing, shaping, etc. 1
- verb without object gathering to come together around a central point; assemble: Let's gather round the fire and sing. 1
- verb without object gathering to collect or accumulate: Clouds were gathering in the northeast. 1
- verb without object gathering to grow, as by accretion; increase. 1
- verb without object gathering to become contracted into wrinkles, folds, creases, etc., as the brow or as cloth. 1
- verb without object gathering to come to a head, as a sore in suppurating. 1
- idioms gathering be gathered to one's fathers, to die. 1
- noun gathering An assembly or meeting, especially a social or festive one or one held for a specific purpose. 1
- noun gathering A meeting or get-together; a party or social function. 0
- noun gathering A group of people or things. 0
- noun gathering (bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half. 0
- noun gathering A charitable contribution; a collection. 0
- noun gathering A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess. 0
- verb gathering present participle of gather. 0
- countable noun gathering A gathering is a group of people meeting together for a particular purpose. 0
- adjective gathering If there is gathering darkness, the light is gradually decreasing, usually because it is nearly night. 0
- noun gathering a group of people, things, etc, that are gathered together; assembly 0
- noun gathering a gather or series of gathers in material 0
- noun gathering the formation of pus in a boil 0
- noun gathering the pus so formed 0
- noun gathering the act of one that gathers 0
- noun gathering what is gathered 0
- noun gathering a meeting; assemblage; crowd 0
- noun gathering a gather in cloth 0