It depends which way you use it. Gathering is a present progressive verb if you are saying I am gathering, you are gathering, he/she is gathering, we, you, or they are gathering. It is a past continuous verb if you are saying I was gathering, you were gathering, he/she/it was gathering, and we, you, and they were gathering.Gathering is the present participle of the verb gather.It is used to make progressive tenses as described above.But this form called a present participle.
Yes, the word 'gathering' can function as a collective noun.A collective noun is a noun used to group people or things in a descriptive way (a gathering of mourners or a gathering of wrens).The word 'gathering' is the present participle, present tense of the verb to 'gather'. The present participle also functions as an adjective and a gerund (a verbal noun).Examples:The children were gathering wildflowers in the field. (verb)We lingered to enjoy the breeze in the gathering dusk. (adjective)A gathering of fans awaited the arrival of the star's limo. (noun)
Other words for an audience include congregation, crowd and gathering.
comprehending, construing, deciphering, discovering, gathering, interpreting, knowing, learning, perceiving, perusing, scanning, seeing, skimming, studying, translating, unraveling, and viewing
Superb is another word for excellent. Superb is another word for excellent.
gathering, meeting
assembly
An agorah is another word for an agora, a place for gathering, or a marketplace, especially in Ancient Greece.
The workers are gathering the harvest. She is gathering her wits about her.
gathering = la reunión
One word for gathering important information is, "Research".
There is a theory that the word Wisconsin is an Algonquian word for a gathering of waters.
A convocation is a gathering of people called upon for a specific purpose such as a meeting or graduation. A group of students gathering for their graduation would be considered a convocation. Another example would be the gathering of people to a church for a sermon.
you say I was gathering some food!
Another word for collected could be gathered,collect and collected
The term 'august gathering' refers to a gathering marked by dignity or grandeur
Disperse