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

The result is interiors scaled to accommodate large artworks from the client’s collection, which served as jumping-off points for the material palettes and furniture groupings in each room. —Rachel Gallaher, Architectural Digest, 20 Sep. 2024

Many people align with the characteristics represented within one of these respective groupings, depending on their birth charts. —Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 18 Sep. 2024

The specific values, weights, groupings, layers, and other elements will differ, but nonetheless, the same overarching structures are being utilized under the hood. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024

The app pointed us to another grouping of houses, where, eventually, a man named Nicholas opened a door wearing plaid pajama pants. —Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined at sense 1