Definitions for gleaning

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gleaning glean·ing

Spelling: [glee-ning]

IPA: /ˈgli nɪŋ/

Gleaning is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 179 anagrams from letters in gleaning (aeggilnn).

Definitions for gleaning

noun

1. the act of a person who gleans.
2. gleanings, things found or acquired by gleaning.

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 gleaning

First recorded in 1400-50, gleaning is from the late Middle English word glenynge. See glean, -ing¹

Examples for gleaning

Let us be content if we succeed in gleaning a few grains of truth.

Reverend sir, you are not angry at my gleaning a few sticks?

But the most important harvest, after gleaning for frumenty, was the blackberries.

This year they will also make an effort to involve people in the gleaning.

In the fragrance of the blossom of the limes the bees are gleaning a luscious harvest.

We must study it as a whole, gleaning rich and varied sheaves as we go.

Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?

We are now gleaning the field after the harvest is gathered.

In the battle against food waste and hunger, the ancient tradition of gleaning is gaining new admirers around America.

And after gleaning the data from those races, they “plan to scale up and go big in 2016,” says McKinnon.