Hyphenation of gathering

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word gathering? This word can be hyphenated and contains 3 syllables as shown below.

gath-er-ing

Definitions of gathering:

1.	A group of persons together in one place
2.	The social act of assembling They demanded the right of assembly
3.	The act of gathering something
4.	Sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

Synonyms of gathering:

adj	deepening, thickening, intensifying
noun	assemblage, social group
noun	assembly, assemblage, group action
noun	gather, collection, collecting, assembling, aggregation
noun	gather, sewing, stitchery

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Hyphenator

The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.