Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gleaning

/ˈɡliːnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: glean-ing
IPA: /ˈɡliːnɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Something learned by gleaning.

Countable

noun

The act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The catching of insects and other invertebrates by plucking them from within foliage, or sometimes from the ground. It may also be applied to where prey is picked off, or from within, natural and man-made surfaces such as rock faces and under the eaves of houses.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Dumpster diving.

Informal; Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of glean

Usage

Inflected Forms

gleanings (plural)

Phrases

garbage gleaning

Rhymes With

meaning cleaning screening leaning greening weaning preening overweening beaning

Questions

How do you pronounce gleaning?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡliːnɪŋ/.
What does gleaning mean?: Something learned by gleaning.

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