grouping

noun

group·​ing ˈgrü-piŋ 

1

: the act or process of combining in groups

2

: a set of objects combined in a group

a furniture grouping

Synonyms

• cluster
• batch
• collection
• bunch
• group
• array
• assemblage
• constellation
• set

Examples of grouping in a Sentence

They arranged the furniture in a grouping around the fireplace.

the grouping of English with other Germanic languages

Recent Examples on the Web

When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings. —Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2025

To begin with, all of them clustered together in a single block, although there were three distinct groupings within that block. —John Timmer, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025

The new grouping, which launches in 2026, will also feature Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State, San Diego State, and Utah State. —Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Aug. 2025

This satellite photo shows infrastructure, including two groupings of what AMTI described as munitions depots, on the western end of Barque Canada Reef in the contested Spratly Islands, on August 1, 2025. —Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for grouping

• drooping
• hooping
• looping
• scooping
• snooping
• stooping
• swooping
• trooping
• whooping
• recouping
• regrouping