Grouping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡɹuːpɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Grouping is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of group.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of group.
More Meanings
- (countable) A collection of things or people united as a group.
- (countable, uncountable) Combining into groups.
- Shot grouping.
Example Sentences
In bony, ribby regions of the earth, where at the base of high broken cliffs masses of rock lie strewn in fantastic groupings upon the plain, you will often discover images as of the petrified forms of the Leviathan partly merged in grass, which of a windy day breaks against them in a surf of green surges.
Word Forms
- groupings
Synonyms for grouping
Depending on context, synonyms include group, pigeonholing.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pigeonholing, teaming, assembling, clustering, gather, aggregation.
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