- present participle of collect.
collecting
Example Sentences
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He struck twice as England stormed into a 4-0 half-time lead against France, first reacting quickest after Marcus Rashford's saved effort before collecting Eberechi Eze's through ball and calmly firing into the bottom corner.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
The glory would be in seeing how quickly Nicolson could hustle a new and alarmingly large Bentley Continental GT S up the driveway without collecting any hay bales.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
Reasons for the fake posts included wanting to give the appearance that a company was growing, and collecting resumes for later.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 15, 2026
Because these blooms are easily detected from orbit, satellite observations provide scientists with an important way to monitor marine ecosystems in areas where collecting water samples is difficult.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 15, 2026
She thought long and hard, collecting her thoughts, before beginning again.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
