discoveringandgrouping
nounUK /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ ænd ˈɡruːpɪŋ/
US /dɪˈskʌvərɪŋ ænd ˈɡruːpɪŋ/
Finding things and putting them together in sets.
The children spent the afternoon discovering and grouping shells on the beach.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A learning activity where students find objects and sort them by shared features.
The teacher planned a discovering-and-grouping lesson using leaves from the playground.
3. The process of locating new items and arranging them into categories for study.
Discovering and grouping data helped the scientists spot a pattern.
4. A playful task of hunting for things and making matching piles.
During the game, discovering and grouping colorful blocks kept the kids busy.