gleaning

Meanings

• Verb

  The act of gathering or collecting, especially food that is left behind or discarded by others.

  - "Farmers allow people to glean their fields after harvest."
  - "The community came together to glean the remaining produce from the orchard."

• Verb

  To obtain information or knowledge from various sources.

  - "I spent hours gleaning information for my research project."
  - "The detective was able to glean important clues from the crime scene."

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Synonyms

learn , lease

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with gleaning
cleaning , meanning , gleaning's themeing

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Variants

List of all variants of gleaning that leads to same result
glean , gleanable , gleaned , gleaner , gleaners , gleaning , gleans

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Forms

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gleans, gleaning's, gleaned

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Etymology

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Originally meant 'to pick up grapes from the ground after the harvest'. Derived from Old English 'glenian' or 'glenian', meaning 'to pick or pluck'.

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Trivia

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1. Gleaning was a common practice during the Great Depression in the United States.

2. The term 'glean' is also used in the context of gathering information or knowledge.

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Related Concepts

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1. Foraging: The act of gathering wild food from the natural environment.

2. Harvest: The act of gathering ripe crops from the land.

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Culture

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Gleaning has been a traditional practice in many cultures for centuries, particularly in agriculture. It allows for the reduction of food waste and provides an opportunity for those in need to obtain essential resources.

How to Memorize "gleaning"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine yourself picking ripe fruits from the ground after a harvest.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'gleaning' with the idea of collecting or gathering.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic using the phrase 'Gathering Leaves, Nourishing People' to remember the meaning of gleaning.

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