glean
verb (used with object)
to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.
are gleaning
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present progressiveof glean.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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By formal and informal channels, relatives are gleaning what information they can about their fate — and desperately trying to negotiate their release.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2022
By comparing biology and genetics along the continuum from one cell to thousands, biologists are gleaning the requirements for becoming ever more complex.
From Science Magazine ● Jun. 28, 2018
These are just a few examples of the research projects that are gleaning unexpected insights from the images and videos people post online without a second thought.
From Slate ● Mar. 10, 2017
Bergen County Prosecutor John Molinelli said ads are starting to pop up on Internet sites and law enforcement officials are gleaning information from them.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 6, 2014
We are hamstrung every minute of every day, because we must always consider whether we are gleaning too much or too little.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
