English Explanatory Dictionary

collecting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of collect

Pronunciation

/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/ en-us-collecting.ogg

Word forms

collecting collectings

Etymology

From collect + -ing.

Derived words

ballot collecting grievance collecting injustice collecting stamp collecting wound collecting
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