gather vs harvesting

gather and harvesting both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
gather	Yes	No	Yes	No
harvesting	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, harvesting is a hyponym of gather; that is, harvesting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than gather:

Other hyponyms of gather include centralisation, centralization, harvest, harvest home.

gather (noun)	harvesting (noun)
the act of gathering something	the gathering of a ripened crop
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching

gather (verb)	harvesting (verb)
increase in amount by collecting or gathering
increase or develop
conclude from evidence
assemble or get together
draw together into folds or puckers
look for (food) in nature
draw and bring closer
collect in one place
get people together