collecting
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- //kəˈlɛktɪŋ//
A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
noun
- 1
A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
The task of data gathering is not a random walk, a sensual search, or the bemused collectings of a beachcomber.
Etymology
From collect + -ing.
verb
- 1
Also a form of collectpresent participle and gerund of collect
Forms
- plural
- collectings
colleague · A fellow member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or…collect · To gather together; amass.collected · Gathered together.
collecting · A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the…
collection · A set of items or amount of material procured, gathered or…collections · A state being beyond merely past due.collective · Formed by gathering or collecting; gathered into a mass, sum,…