- present participle of collect.
collecting
Example Sentences
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It also arranged his credit card statements in a spreadsheet and helped him pursue his hobby of collecting ceramic bowls, a task which strikes me as having a fairly small community of potential users.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
I’m still working at 71, collecting almost $40,000 a year in Social Security benefits.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 30, 2026
"I've been collecting for quite some time over the years and it was interesting," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 28, 2026
The nonpareil Pogacar has been collecting titles like sports cars.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
So far their collecting had been a success.
From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple
