assembling

assembling is the present participle and gerund of assemble.

Meaning of assemble

assemble (third-person singular simple present assembles, present participle assembling, simple past and past participle assembled)

(transitive) To put together.
- He assembled the model ship.
Synonyms:

build
(ergative) To gather as a group.
- The parents assembled in the school hall.
Synonyms:

collect
To translate from assembly language to machine code.

assembling (plural assemblings)

A gathering or assembly.
- This may perhaps be carried back to a more remote period than that in which the Persians invaded Greece, and may be traced to the annual assemblings of the people to sacrifice, at the graves of their departed friends[…]1824, Thomas Stackhouse, An epitome of the history, laws, and religion of Greece, page 281
Synonyms:

assemblage

plural	assemblings

What does assembling mean?: Assembling means a gathering or assembly.
What is assembling the present participle and gerund of?: Assembling is the present participle and gerund of assemble.
What part of speech is assembling?: Assembling is a noun.
What is the plural of assembling?: The plural of assembling is assemblings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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