noun
Meaning 1
Something learned by gleaning.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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gleaning
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/ˈɡliːnɪŋ/
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rhymes with -iːnɪŋ
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, ornithology
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noun
Meaning 4
Dumpster diving.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of glean
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Azerbaijani: uralama — act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields
- French: glanage — act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields
- German: Nachlese — act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields
- German: Ährenlesen — act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields
- Icelandic: eftirtíningur — act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields
- Swedish: efterskörd — act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields