Definition of gathering
2 : a suppurating swelling : abscess
3 : the collecting of food or raw materials from the wild
4 : collection, compilation
5 : a gather in cloth
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Examples of gathering in a Sentence
I see my cousins only at occasional family gatherings.
dinner parties and other social gatherings
a gathering of political leaders
Recent Examples of gathering from the Web
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More than a dozen HBCUs were represented at the gathering, including Morehouse College in Atlanta, Fayetteville State University in North Carolina and Howard University in Washington, D.C., according to the Human Rights Campaign.
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Texas’ Michael Dickson, who was also at the Big 12 gathering Tuesday, actually led the league in punting last season with his 47.4-yard average.
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Six of seven council members as well as Executive Director of Public Safety James Barber and other administration officials took part in the gathering, which also was open for public comment on the issue.
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The Orlando gathering was described by at least one bishop as a World Youth Day for adults.
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To bolster news gathering, democracy, all that stuff.
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To bolster news gathering, democracy, all that stuff.
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The gatherings, which generally target the congressman’s voting record as well as the policies of President Donald Trump, began in January but had grown controversial over the last few months.
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That was the case with the dining area, which comes between the great room and the kitchen, the two obvious gathering places.
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GATHERING Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of gathering for English Language Learners
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: an occasion when people come together as a group
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: the act or process of gathering something
GATHERING Defined for Kids
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Definition of gathering for Students
: an occasion when people come together as a group a family gathering
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