grouping

noun

group·​ing ˈgrü-piŋ 

1

: the act or process of combining in groups

2

: a set of objects combined in a group

a furniture grouping

Synonyms

• array
• assemblage
• band
• bank
• batch
• battery
• block
• bunch
• clot
• clump
• cluster
• clutch
• collection
• constellation
• group
• huddle
• knot
• lot
• muster
• package
• parcel
• passel
• set
• suite

Examples of grouping in a Sentence

They arranged the furniture in a grouping around the fireplace.

the grouping of English with other Germanic languages

Recent Examples on the Web

Exit polls also showed gains for far-right parties in Germany and Austria, among others, though the mainstream center-right European People’s Party is predicted to remain the largest political grouping in Brussels. —Alexandra Banner, CNN, 10 June 2024

Traditional centrist parties tend to count on backing from older voters, but young voters are interested in newer political groupings, some of them on the far right. —Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024

China has advanced new institutions such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, the multilateral BRICS grouping, and the Belt and Road Initiative to build global infrastructure, all of which could change the international political and economic landscape. —Zhou Bo, Foreign Affairs, 13 May 2024

When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings. —Star-Telegram Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1