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See more synonyms for gleaning on Thesaurus.com the act of a person who gleans . gleanings, things found or acquired by gleaning. Show More
Origin of gleaning First recorded in
1400–50, gleaning is from the
late Middle English word
glenynge. See
glean ,
-ing1 to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit. to gather (grain or the like) after the reapers or regular gatherers. to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly. Show More
verb (used without object) to collect or gather anything little by little or slowly. to gather what is left by reapers. Show More
Origin of glean 1350–1400; Middle English glenen < Old French glener < Late Latin glennāre ≪ Celtic
Related forms glean·a·ble , adjective glean·er , noun un·gleaned , adjective Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for gleaning cull ,
extract ,
gather ,
sift ,
garner ,
deduce ,
learn ,
reap ,
amass ,
conclude ,
pick ,
winnow ,
ascertain ,
accumulate ,
harvest ,
select Examples from the Web for gleaning Contemporary Examples of gleaning And after gleaning the data from those races, they “plan to scale up and go big in 2016,” says McKinnon.
This year they will also make an effort to involve people in the gleaning .
In the battle against food waste and hunger, the ancient tradition of gleaning is gaining new admirers around America.
Historical Examples of gleaning In the fragrance of the blossom of the limes the bees are gleaning a luscious harvest.
We must study it as a whole, gleaning rich and varied sheaves as we go.
Is not the gleaning of the grapes of Ephraim better than the vintage of Abi-ezer?
But the most important harvest, after gleaning for frumenty, was the blackberries.
Let us be content if we succeed in gleaning a few grains of truth.
British Dictionary definitions for gleaning to gather (something) slowly and carefully in small pieces to glean information from the newspapers to gather (the useful remnants of a crop) from the field after harvesting Show More
Derived Forms gleanable , adjective gleaner , noun Word Origin for glean C14: from Old French glener, from Late Latin glennāre, probably of Celtic origin
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Word Origin and History for gleaning v. early 14c., from Old French glener (Modern French glaner ) "to glean," from Late Latin glennare "make a collection," perhaps from Gaulish (cf. Old Irish do-glinn "he collects, gathers," Celt. glan "clean, pure"). Figurative sense was earlier in English than the literal one of "gather grain left by the reapers" (late 14c.). Related: Gleaned ; gleaning .
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