gathering
Webster 1828
GATH'ERING, participle present tense Collecting; assembling; drawing together; plaiting; wrinkling.GATH'ERING, noun The act of collecting or assembling.1. Collection; a crowd; an assembly.2. Charitable contribution. 1 Corinthians 16:2.3. A tumor suppurated or maturated; a collection of pus; an abscess