Definition of gathering Gathering

/gæˈðɚɪŋ/ - [gathering] - gath•er•ing

We found 16 definitions of gathering from 4 different sources.

What does gathering mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: gatherings
gathering - a group of persons together in one place
		assemblage
		social group people sharing some social relation
		building a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place; "there was a three-story building on the corner"; "it was an imposing edifice"
		carload a gathering of passengers sufficient to fill an automobile
		contingent a gathering of persons representative of some larger group; "each nation sent a contingent of athletes to the Olympics"
		floor the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"
		pair a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
		room an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling; "the rooms were very small but they had a nice view"
		threesome, trinity, triad, trio the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead
		turnout (ballet) the outward rotation of a dancer's leg from the hip
		foursome, quartette, quartet a musical composition for four performers
		fivesome, quintette, quintet a musical composition for five performers
		sixsome, sextette, sextet a musical composition written for six performers
		sevensome, septette, septet a musical composition written for seven performers
		eightsome, octette, octet a Scottish reel for eight dancers
		assembly the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
		crowd a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
		throng, concourse, multitude a coming together of people
		audience a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance; "the audience applauded"; "someone in the audience began to cough"
		community (ecology) a group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other
		municipality people living in a town or city having local self-government
		cast of characters, dramatis personae, cast the act of throwing dice
		class, course, grade, form elegance in dress or behavior; "she has a lot of class"
		year, class a period of time occupying a regular part of a calendar year that is used for some particular activity; "a school year"
		social affair, social gathering a gathering for the purpose of promoting fellowship
		crowd, bunch, crew, gang a large number of things or people considered together; "a crowd of insects assembled around the flowers"
		group meeting, meeting the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
		covey a small flock of grouse or partridge
		quorum a gathering of the minimal number of members of an organization to conduct business
		mass meeting, rally the feat of mustering strength for a renewed effort; "he singled to start a rally in the 9th inning"; "he feared the rallying of their troops for a counterattack"
		commune a body of people or families living together and sharing everything
		convocation the act of convoking
		fair a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
		bevy a flock of birds (especially when gathered close together on the ground); "we were visited at breakfast by a bevy of excited ducks"
		entourage, retinue, cortege, suite the group following and attending to some important person
		camp temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers; "wherever he went in the camp the men were grumbling"
		muster a gathering of military personnel for duty; "he was thrown in the brig for missing muster"
		rap group a gathering of people holding a rap session
		rave-up a raucous gathering
		table a piece of furniture having a smooth flat top that is usually supported by one or more vertical legs; "it was a sturdy table"
gathering - the social act of assembling; "they demanded the right of assembly"
		assembly, assemblage
		disassembly, dismantlement, dismantling the act of taking something apart (as a piece of machinery); "Russia and the United States discussed the dismantling of their nuclear weapons"
		group action action taken by a group of people
		mobilisation, mobilization act of assembling and putting into readiness for war or other emergency: "mobilization of the troops"
		calling together, convocation the act of convoking
		coming together, meeting the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
		congregating, congregation the act of congregating
		convening, convention the act of convening
gathering - the act of gathering something
		gather
		assembling, collecting, aggregation, collection the act of gathering something together
		centralisation, centralization gathering to a center
gathering - sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching
		gather
		stitchery, sewing joining or attaching by stitches

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Wiktionary

gathering (Noun)
A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
gathering (Noun)
A group of people or things.
gathering (Noun)
A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
gathering (Verb)
Present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together.