Added 9 October 2026
collecting
/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/ noun
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about collecting at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
verb
- present participle and gerund of collect
Origin
From collect + -ing.
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