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groupingthe action of putting people or things together in groups

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the action of putting people or things together in groups

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɡruːpɪŋ/

Example Sentences

  • The teacher's grouping of talkative students backfired when they formed a comedy club instead of studying.
  • The data shows clear grouping patterns based on customer preferences.
  • His grouping of wines by color rather than taste confused all the sommelier experts.

grouping

NOUN

[/ˈɡruːpɪŋ/]

the action of putting people or things together in groups

the action of putting people or things together in groups
💡 Concept

the action of putting people or things together in groups

Grouping troops while eagles come swooping, soldiers trooping in perfect formation!
🎵 Rhyme

Grouping troops while eagles come swooping, soldiers trooping in perfect formation!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɡruːpɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɡruːpɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootgroup
Suffix--ing

🎵Rhyme

loopingswoopingtrooping
looping
swooping
trooping

🔗Collocations

age grouping
ability grouping
random grouping
flexible grouping
grouping strategy
political grouping

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The teacher's grouping of talkative students backfired when they formed a comedy club instead of studying.

The data shows clear grouping patterns based on customer preferences.

😄 Fun example

His grouping of wines by color rather than taste confused all the sommelier experts.

The company's new grouping system improved team collaboration significantly.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

classificationcategorizationclusteringarrangementorganization

Antonyms

separationdivisiondispersal

Related

groupcategoryclustercollectionassembly

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