noun a crowd; an assembly; a congregation.
2. gathering ·noun a charitable contribution; a collection.
3. gathering ·noun the act of collecting or bringing together.
4. gathering ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. of gather.
5. gathering ·noun that which is gathered, collected, or brought together.
6. gathering ·adj assembling; collecting; used for gathering or concentrating.
7. gathering ·noun a tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.