Definition of collecting Collecting
/kʌlɛˈktɪŋ/ - [kulekting] -
We found 5 definitions of collecting from 4 different sources.
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What does collecting mean?
WordNet
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| collecting - the act of gathering something together | ||
| collection, assembling, aggregation | ||
| grouping the activity of putting things together in groups | ||
| agglomeration the act of collecting in a mass; the act of agglomerating | ||
| collation careful examination and comparison to note points of disagreement | ||
| compiling, compilation the act of compiling (as into a single book or file or list); "the job of compiling the inventory took several hours" | ||
| gather, gathering the act of gathering something | ||
| bottle collection collecting bottles for reuse | ||
| conchology, shell collecting the collection and study of mollusc shells | ||
| coin collecting, numismatics, numismatology, coin collection the collection and study of money (and coins in particular) | ||
| pickup the act of taking aboard passengers or freight | ||
| philately, stamp collecting, stamp collection the collection and study of postage stamps | ||
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Wiktionary 
- collecting (Noun)
A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector. - collecting (Verb)
Present participle of collect.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- collecting (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Collect
Part of speech
🔤- collecting, verb, gerund of collect (infinitive).
- collecting, noun, singular of collectings.
