Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
gleaning
verb
/ˈɡliː.nɪŋ/
Definition
The act of collecting or gathering information or materials that have been left behind or are not directly accessible.
Examples
- Farmers often allow others to go gleaning in their fields after the harvest.
- The researcher spent weeks gleaning data from numerous studies to complete the report.
- She found joy in gleaning forgotten stories from her grandmother’s old letters.
Meaning
Gleaning usually refers to the process of gathering leftover crops from fields after they have been harvested. In a broader sense, it can also mean collecting information or insights from various sources, often with a focus on gaining small, valuable pieces of knowledge.
Synonyms
- harvesting
- collecting
- scraping
- gathering
- procurement
