congregating

Variant of congregate

transitive verb, intransitive verb congregated, congregating

to gather into a mass or crowd; collect; assemble

Origin: < L congregatus, pp. of congregare, to congregate < com-, together + gregare, to collect into a flock, gather < grex, a flock: see gregarious

adjective

  1. assembled; collected
  2. collective

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