Gathering vs Gatherings - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between gathering and gatherings

is that gathering is a meeting or get-together; a party or social function while gatherings is .

is present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together.

(wikipedia gathering)

From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .

(en noun)

A meeting or get-together; a party or social function.

I met her at a gathering of engineers and scientists.

A group of people or things.

A gathering of fruit.

((bookbinding)) A 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.

A charitable contribution; a collection.

A tumor or boil suppurated or maturated; an abscess.

From (etyl) (m), equivalent to .

(head)

present continuous of gather; collecting or bringing together

She enjoyed gathering wildflowers.

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