gleaned

American  

[gleend] / glind /

adjective

1. gathered slowly and laboriously, bit by bit.

   Scavenging footage originally made by other people for other purposes, these moviemakers then manipulate the gleaned images to create new meanings.

2. (of grain, fruit, or other crops) gathered from what has been left behind after regular harvesting.

   The gleaned fruit is donated to local charities for distribution to the hungry.

3. (of a field, orchard, etc.) cleared of leftover produce in this way.

   I was walking through a gleaned field behind the village.

4. learned, discovered, or found out, usually slowly or little by little.

   Over the years I’ve put a lot of research into my betting, and the benefit of this gleaned knowledge is paying dividends.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of glean.

Other Word Forms

• ungleaned adjective

Etymology

Origin of gleaned

First recorded in 1595–1605; glean ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; glean ( def. ) + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

Example Sentences

Here is what we gleaned about the film in slightly more than two minutes:

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

A sharper picture of mobility can be gleaned from those like the McIntires, who have put down roots and changed their addresses.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026

Kothari likes to go deep, often finding new ideas by interviewing customers of companies and following up on tidbits gleaned from industry executives.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

He has mastered an array of twists, trips and throws to allow him to overcome bigger opponents, some of them gleaned from studying older wrestlers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

“You gleaned his father, and he gave you a car?”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

Related Words

• accumulated
• collected
• concentrated
• huddled
• massed
• reunited