- present participle of collect.
collecting
Example Sentences
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McCartney said passengers had completed the normal departure process on Saturday night, collecting their boarding passes and gathering at the gate before the flight was called off after more than two hours of delays.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
The researchers spent nearly a decade putting together home-price data by collecting 2.7 million real-estate listings that appeared in newspapers, going back to 1890, by hand.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 22, 2026
They claimed that TikTok allowed children to use the app in addition to collecting and using personal data from young users without letting their parents know.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Cascino is among a growing crowd of car enthusiasts who are collecting and showing off rides that would make most car-show attendees pause, because they are remarkably normal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The Hitler Youth sprang into action, collecting money, winter coats, wool sweaters, gloves, hats, socks, and blankets.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
