collecting
noun
- hobby of seeking out and acquiring items of interest
- acquisition
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /kəˈlɛktɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English collect English -ing English collecting From collect + -ing.
- 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.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English collect English -ing English collecting From collect + -ing.
- present participle and gerund of collect