# gathering

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡæð.ə.ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #4,675

## Definitions
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. The collection of produce, items, goods, etc.; the practice of collecting food from nature.
6. A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

## Etymology
From Middle English gadering, from Old English gaderung (“gathering, assembly”), equivalent to gather + -ing (verbal noun ending).

## Common misspellings (14)
`agthering`, `gahtering`, `gatehring`, `gatheirng`, `gatherign`, `gatheringg`, `gatherinng`, `gathernig`, `gatherring`, `gathhering`, `gathreing`, `gatthering`, `ggathering`, `gtahering`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gathering