- present participle of farm.
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
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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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Fish farming is also a crucial source of jobs, especially for women in India.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2026
Brazil’s booming agribusiness sector, fueled by soaring Chinese demand for Brazilian soybeans, beef and other commodities, has also given greater economic and political clout to the country’s conservative farming heartland.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026
Industry officials blamed typhoons, which hit key ube farming regions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 6, 2026
"But the farming is very, very difficult – very, very difficult at the moment."
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
We were all in the same boat with morning farming, but I’d earned a reputation for my speed and even more for my daring in leaving it till the last minute.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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