1. gathering

noun. ['ˈgæðɝɪŋ'] the social act of assembling.

Rhymes with Gathering

• slathering

Sentences with gathering

1. Noun, singular or mass
The kitchen must always be ready as a place for food preparation, gathering and enjoying company.

2. Verb, gerund or present participle
The first meeting should be about gathering facts and asking general questions.

Quotes about gathering

1. Books should go where they will be most appreciated, and not sit unread, gathering dust on a forgotten shelf, don't you agree?
- Christopher Paolini

2. Wherever there’s a gathering of people, there is networking going on. My favorite place to network is the cemetery.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE

3. It's been a prevalent notion. Fallen sparks. Fragments of vessels broken at the Creation. And someday, somehow, before the end, a gathering back to home. A messenger from the Kingdom, arriving at the last moment. But I tell you there is no such message, no such home -- only the millions of last moments . . . nothing more. Our history is an aggregate of last moments.
- Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow

2. gathering

noun. ['ˈgæðɝɪŋ'] a group of persons together in one place.

3. gathering

noun. ['ˈgæðɝɪŋ'] the act of gathering something.

4. gathering

noun. ['ˈgæðɝɪŋ'] sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching.