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gleaning

/ˈɡliːnɪŋ/

gleaning noun: something learned by gleaning. Also the present participle and gerund of glean.

Noun

gleaning (countable and uncountable, plural gleanings)

  1. (countable) Something learned by gleaning.
  2. The act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest.
  3. The catching of insects and other invertebrates by plucking them from within foliage, or sometimes from the ground. It may also be applied to where prey is picked off, or from within, natural and man-made surfaces such as rock faces and under the eaves of houses.
  4. (informal, uncountable) Dumpster diving.

Also used as

gleaning is also the present participle and gerund of glean.

Forms of gleaning

pluralgleanings

Words formed from gleaning

Words that rhyme with gleaning

Questions about gleaning

What does gleaning mean?
Gleaning means something learned by gleaning.
What part of speech is gleaning?
Gleaning is a noun.
How do you pronounce gleaning?
Gleaning is pronounced /ˈɡliːnɪŋ/.
What is the plural of gleaning?
The plural of gleaning is gleanings.

Words near gleaning in the dictionary

  1. gleanedst
  2. gleaner
  3. gleaners
  4. gleanest
  5. gleaneth
  6. gleaning
  7. gleanings
  8. gleans
  9. Gleason
  10. Gleason score
  11. Gleason scores

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