collecting
/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/
noun
A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
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Noun 1 meaning
A hobby including seeking, locating, acquiring, organizing, cataloging, displaying, storing, and maintaining whatever items are of interest to the individual collector.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From collect + -ing.
COLLECTING at a glance
COLLECTING has 10 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (C 3 + O 1 + L 1 + L 1 + E 1 + C 3 + T 1 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,218 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with collecting
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
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