gathering

Definition

  • noun: an occasion when people come together as a group
  • noun: a suppurating swelling
  • synonyms: crowd, assembly, congregation

Examples

  • Volunteers have been 'gathering' contributions for the new library.

  • She has been 'gathering' poems (together) for/into a collection.

  • I see my cousins only at occasional family 'gatherings'.

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