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gleanings

/ˈɡliːnɪŋz/

gleanings is the plural of gleaning.

Meaning of gleaning

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.

Noun

gleanings pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) the crops leftover from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested, or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest

Words that rhyme with gleanings

Questions about gleanings

What does gleanings mean?
Gleanings means the crops leftover from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested, or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest.
What is gleanings the plural of?
Gleanings is the plural of gleaning.
What part of speech is gleanings?
Gleanings is a noun.
How do you pronounce gleanings?
Gleanings is pronounced /ˈɡliːnɪŋz/.

Words near gleanings in the dictionary

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

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