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Moderategathering
The correct spelling is gathering.
How to pronounce gathering
/ˈɡæ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/
nounIPA: /ˈɡæ.ðə.ɹɪŋ/
Say it like: Gat-her-ing
The correct spelling is gathering. A meeting or get-together; a party or social function. For example: "I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists."
Usage Examples
“I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.”
“A gathering of fruit.”
“This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.
- 2.A group of people or things.
- 3.A section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half.
- 4.A charitable contribution; a collection.
- 5.A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
verb
- 1.To collect; normally separate things.
- 2.To bring parts of a whole closer.
- 3.To infer or conclude; to know from a different source.
- 4.(of a boil or sore) To be filled with pus
- 5.To collect molten glass on the end of a tool.
adjective
- 1.That gathers together
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