Definitions for glean

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Spelling: [gleen]

IPA: /glin/

Glean is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 9 points.

You can make 71 anagrams from letters in glean (aegln).

Definitions for glean

verb (used with object)

1. to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
2. to gather (grain or the like) after the reapers or regular gatherers.
3. to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly.

verb (used without object)

1. to collect or gather anything little by little or slowly.
2. to gather what is left by reapers.

Origin of glean

1350-1400; Middle English glenen Old French glener Late Latin glennāre ≪ Celtic

Examples for glean

But there are still many valuable insights that modern politicians can glean from his example.

By presenting the data in a unified fashion, it makes it easier to glean insights.

It is out of what I glean from individuals I make up my generalities.'

First came the harvesters; and then those who were content to glean where the others had left.

“They wanted to glean good ideas and figured their opponent the CIA was doing it, so they had to do it too,” Grady said.

Formerly I used to glean some news about you from my sisters.

I also reread writers I admire, and try to glean a phrase or thought that will get me going.

Now it remained—and O, the sweetness of it—to glean the harvest of our toil.

And you might be able to glean some advance knowledge of new product launches or marketing campaigns.

Stuart strained his ears to the utmost, but isolated words were all that he could glean.