farm
noun
a tract of land, usually with a house, barn, silo, etc., on which crops and often livestock are raised for livelihood.
is farming
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present progressiveof farm (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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"Trouble is farming, we don’t really look in the mirror, so I don't know what I've got."
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2024
Their work is farming, said Rosalinda Guillen, a farmworker justice leader and executive director of Community-to-Community Development, a food sovereignty and immigrant rights advocacy organization.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 22, 2023
The Paynes asked a question we heard from many other parents: "Why is farming the only occupation where you are expected to take your kids to work?"
From Salon ● May 17, 2023
"On the one hand, they have an interest in their well-being, in their livelihood, which is farming, but they also have other interests. Many of them are a lot older, they have social welfare concerns."
From Reuters ● Jun. 26, 2022
The staple of the island is farming, the chief crops being turnips, oats, potatoes, with flax in the centre.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 by Various
