Antonyms for massing


Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : mas
Phonetic Transcription : mæs


Definition of massing

Origin :
  • "to gather in a mass" (intransitive), 1560s, from mass (n.1) or from French masser. Transitive sense by c.1600. Related: Massed; massing.
  • As in concentration : noun consolidation of effort
  • As in load : verb burden, saddle
  • As in pile : verb gather, pack; put on top of another
  • As in press : verb push on with force
  • As in raise : verb increase, augment
  • As in bank : verb collect money or advantage
  • As in swarm : verb move forward as a group
  • As in accumulate : verb gather or amass something
  • As in bunch : verb gather in group
  • As in jam-pack : verb crowd
  • As in sock away : verb bank
  • As in concentrate : verb gather, collect
  • As in congregate : verb assemble, come together
  • As in consolidate : verb combine; make firm
  • As in crowd : verb cram, press into area
  • As in flock : verb congregate
  • As in gather : verb come or bring together
  • As in gather : verb harvest, pick out
  • As in heap : verb amass, collect in pile
  • As in huddle : verb meet, discuss
Example sentences :
  • Had they become suspicious, and were even now massing for a surprise attack?
  • Extract from : « Pirates of the Gorm » by Nat Schachner
  • Beyond the station, on either side the road, grey troops were massing.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Lee was massing them in the centre, training them against the eastern foot of the ridge.
  • Extract from : « The Long Roll » by Mary Johnston
  • Workingmen looking to their guns, massing about the government buildings.
  • Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
  • He was aware, too, that a despairing multitude were massing on the decks above him.
  • Extract from : « Sonnie-Boy's People » by James B. Connolly
  • Jan. 23—Germans are massing in Hungary; Russians advance in the north.
  • Extract from : « Current History, A Monthly Magazine » by New York Times
  • Previously we at various times explained this massing of words.
  • Extract from : « Commentary on Genesis, Vol. II » by Martin Luther
  • In drawing it is similar, in massing, in the placing of spots of interest.
  • Extract from : « The Tapestry Book » by Helen Churchill Candee
  • I saw the flash of bayonets in that fringe of woods and I'm sure they're massing.
  • Extract from : « Army Boys on the Firing Line » by Homer Randall
  • But by the way they're massing tanks here I think it will be soon.
  • Extract from : « Army Boys on the Firing Line » by Homer Randall

Synonyms for massing

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