gleaning

[glee-ning]

noun

1. the act of a person who gleans.

2. gleanings, things found or acquired by gleaning.

Word History and Origins

Origin of gleaning¹

First recorded in 1400–50, gleaning is from the late Middle English word glenynge. See glean, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Jean-François Millet's "The Gleaners," painted in 1857, immortalized this act of necessity: gleaning, the collection of leftover crops after the harvest.

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He learnt on the job, gleaning tips from fellow journalists, and gradually developed a passion for reporting.

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With Trump's reelection, it may be hard to read or watch anything on Trump, but director Ali Abbasi’s recent feature “The Apprentice” is useful for gleaning insights about how we got to where we are.

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What do you think the lesson we've been gleaning here has been about our worth in our own country?

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LLMs function by gleaning patterns in the data and trying to match a pattern to the question at hand.

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