gathering | ||
1. | [ noun ] a group of persons together in one place | |
Synonyms: | assemblage | |
Related terms: | social_group body community audience crowd meeting class cast camp pair multitude crowd bevy rally cortege carload quartet class commune contingent convocation assembly rap_group muster trio table municipality turnout room building social_gathering fair sextet quintet quorum covey octet rave-up septet wine_tasing floor wine_tasting meet assemble | |
2. | [ noun ] the social act of assembling | |
Synonyms: | assemblage assembly | |
Examples: | "they demanded the right of assembly" |
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Related terms: | dismantling group_action meeting concentration mobilization congregation convocation convention meet assemble | |
3. | [ adjective ] accumulating and becoming more intense | |
Synonyms: | thickening deepening | |
Examples: | "the deepening gloom" "felt a deepening love" "the gathering darkness" "the thickening dusk" |
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Related terms: | intensifying | |
4. | [ noun ] the act of gathering something | |
Synonyms: | gather | |
Related terms: | collection harvest centralisation accumulate | |
5. | [ noun ] sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching | |
Synonyms: | gather | |
Related terms: | sewing gather | |
Similar spelling: |
gather_in |