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1.NounA meeting or get-together; a party or social function."I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists."
2.NounA group of people or things."a gathering of Catholics"
3.NounA section, a group of bifolios, or sheets of paper, stacked together and folded in half."This gathering machine forms the backbone of a bookbinding operation."
4.NounA charitable contribution; a collection.
5.NounThe collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature.
6.NounA tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.
7.Verbpresent participle and gerund of gather
8.AdjectiveThat gathers together."She was worried by the gathering stormclouds."