gathering

IPA: gˈæðɝɪŋ

A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
A group of people or things.
(bookbinding) A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
A charitable contribution; a collection.
(uncountable) The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature.
(medicine) A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

Examples of "gathering" in Sentences

Held twice a year for the past decade, the gathering is the Big One for Flash designers and developers.
Taking Woodstock imagines events surrounding its title gathering through the thick and friendly haze of nostalgia.
It's what I call the gathering momentum of millions of acts of kindness and decency which take place in spite of government.
On this occasion, as has been explained by your Chairman, your gathering is a joint one of the Empire Club of Canada and the Institute.
It's what I call the gathering momentum of millions of acts of kindness which define America and which enable America to stand tall in the face of evil.
This gathering is the result of the invitation of the Empire Club, cabled last April when I was in England on the Easter crisis, asking me to choose my subject and address you upon my return.
But more importantly, the warmth of this gathering is a demonstration of the regard our members have for our guest speaker, the Honourable Flora MacDonald, Secretary of State for External Affairs.
And it's that accumulative effect, what I call the gathering momentum of millions acts of kindness which take place on a daily basis, which literally can transform this country one heart and one soul at a time.
President Bush repeatedly called on Americans to serve neighbor and nation, building on what he called the "gathering momentum of millions of acts of kindness and goodness and decency," and provided new opportunities for Americans to serve through the Freedom Corps.