farming
Americannoun
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the business of operating a farm.
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the practice of letting or leasing taxes, revenue, etc., for collection.
noun
Other Word Forms
- self-farming noun
- unfarming adjective
Etymology
Origin of farming
Explanation
Farming is the act or process of working the ground, planting seeds, and growing edible plants. You can also describe raising animals for milk or meat as farming. Farming is a great way to describe the lifestyle and work of people whose jobs are in the agriculture industry. People often have a romantic idea of what farming is like — roosters crowing, farmers driving tractors and milking goats — although farming can be very hard work, dependent on food prices and weather. The noun farm originally meant "a lease on farm land," and it comes from the Medieval Latin firma, "fixed payment."
Vocabulary lists containing farming
Example Sentences
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Restoring Upland Nature said they have seen widespread support for the return of the "impressive" species but farming communities have previously raised concerns about the threat this predator could pose to lambs.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
As resorts face shorter seasons because of warming weather, snow farming may be part of a new trifecta necessary for their operations: natural snow, manufactured snow, and stored snow.
From Slate • Apr. 11, 2026
In Wales I found voters desperate to talk about the cost of living, farming, tourism, jobs and transport - key areas devolved to Cardiff.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Fighting has effectively choked off traffic through the strait, sending prices of many commodities soaring, with implications for industries from electronics to farming.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
You, with your quiet farming ways, would be quite agog over all the activity here.
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
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