Both Uses of
congregate
in
Catch-22
- When night fell, they congregated in the darkness with flashlights, continuing their macabre vigil at the bomb line in brooding entreaty as though hoping to move the ribbon up by the collective weight of their sullen prayers.†
Chpt 12 *
- One more girl appeared wearing only panties and sat down, bringing the total congregating there in just a few minutes to eleven, all but one of them completely unclothed.†
Chpt 23
Definition:
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(congregate) come together as a group