1
[ noun ] a group of persons together in one place

Synonyms

assemblage

Used in print

(Nathan Rapport, ""I've Been Here before!"...)

I can n't tell when , but I'm positive I witnessed this same scene of this particular gathering at some time in the past '' !

(John Michael Ray, "Rhode Island's Reactions...)

Despite the opposition of the city newspapers , the Pratt_Hall meeting `` brought_together a very respectable audience , composed in part of those who had been distinguished for years for their radical views upon the subject of slavery , of many_of our colored citizens , and of those who were attracted to the place by the novelty of such a gathering '' .

He said that the propriety or impropriety of such a gathering was a question that was to be settled by every man in accordance with the convictions of private judgments .

2
[ noun ] the social act of assembling

Synonyms

assemblage assembly

Examples

"they demanded the right of assembly"

Used in print

(Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)

But these accounts do not show that Northerners have been subjected to embarrassment or provocation by Yankee hatred displayed in social gatherings .

(Whit Masterson, Evil Come, Evil Go....)

It was not a hostile gathering but Andy sensed the difference from last night 's hero-worshippers .

3
[ adjective ] accumulating and becoming more intense

Examples

"the deepening gloom" "felt a deepening love" "the gathering darkness" "the thickening dusk"

Used in print

(Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)

He peered closely at Hoag in the gathering darkness .

Related terms

intensifying

4
[ noun ] the act of gathering something

Synonyms

gather

Used in print

(The Christian Science Monitor,...)

However well_chosen and cleverly arranged , such memorabilia unfortunately amounted to more of an interruption than an auxiliary to the evening 's main business , which ( considering the talent at_hand ) should probably have been the gathering of fresh samples of the Chicago style .

5
[ noun ] sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

Synonyms

gather

Related terms

sewing gather

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