I see my cousins only at occasional family gatherings.
dinner parties and other social gatherings
a gathering of political leaders
hunting and food gathering
the gathering of data
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
gath|er|ing — «GATH uhr ihng, GATH rihng», noun. 1. the act of a person who gathers. 2. that which is gathered: »The book represents the gatherings of years. 3. a group of people met together; meeting; assembly; party; crowd: »We had a great family gathering… … Useful english dictionary
wool|gath|er|ing — «WUL GATH uhr ihng, GATH rihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. an absorption in thinking or daydreaming; absent mindedness. 2. the gathering up of fragments of wool torn from sheep, as by bushes. –adj. inattentive; absent minded; dreamy … Useful english dictionary
in|gath|er|ing — «IHN GATH uhr ihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a gathering together; collecting: »Figurative. Zionists desire the ingathering of exiled Jewish people in modern Israel. 2. that which is gathered in, such as a harvest; collection. –adj. gathering in; … Useful english dictionary
gath — for·gath·er; gath·er·able; gath·er·er; gath·er·ing; gath·er·um; gath·er; … English syllables
gathering — gath·er·ing … English syllables
gather — gath·er gath ər, geth vi, gath·ered; gath·er·ing (ə )riŋ to swell and fill with pus <the boil is gathering> … Medical dictionary
gathering — gath|er|ing1 [ gæð(ə)rıŋ ] noun * 1. ) count a group of people meeting together: a large social gathering the greatest ever gathering of world leaders in one place at one time Easter is one of the best times for a family gathering. 2. ) uncount… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gathering — gath·er·ing n a suppurating swelling: ABSCESS … Medical dictionary
gathering — gath|er|ing [ˈgæðərıŋ] n 1.) a meeting of a group of people ▪ a select gathering of 20 or 30 people 2.) intelligence/information etc gathering the process of collecting information from many different places 3.) a fold or group of folds in cloth … Dictionary of contemporary English
gathering — gath•er•ing [[t]ˈgæð ər ɪŋ[/t]] n. 1) an assembly; meeting 2) an assemblage of people 3) a collection of anything 4) the act of a person or thing that gathers 5) something gathered together 6) a gather in cloth 7) an inflamed and suppurating… … From formal English to slang
