Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun clustering

1 sense of clustering

Sense 1
bunch, clump, cluster, clustering -- (a grouping of a number of similar things; "a bunch of trees"; "a cluster of admirers")
       => agglomeration -- (a jumbled collection or mass)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb cluster

2 senses of cluster

Sense 1
cluster, constellate, flock, clump -- (come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer")
       => meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather -- (collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room")

Sense 2
bunch, bunch up, bundle, cluster, clump -- (gather or cause to gather into a cluster; "She bunched her fingers into a fist")
       => form -- (assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads")