Pronunciation: /ɡliːnɪŋ/
noun the act of collecting or gathering information or material bit by bit
A1 I enjoy gleaning information from books.
A2 The farmer spent the day gleaning the fields for leftover crops.
B1 She was gleaning useful tips from the workshop.
B2 The detective spent hours gleaning evidence from the crime scene.
C1 The researcher was skilled at gleaning insights from complex data sets.
C2 The journalist was adept at gleaning information from various sources for her articles.
verb to gather or collect information or material bit by bit
A1 She enjoys gleaning information from books.
A2 The students were gleaning facts from the internet for their project.
B1 The detective spent hours gleaning clues from the crime scene.
B2 The journalist was gleaning insights from the interview with the CEO.
C1 The researcher was gleaning valuable data from the survey results.
C2 The historian spent years gleaning information from ancient texts for her thesis.
formal The process of gleaning information from various sources is crucial for conducting thorough research.
informal I spent hours gleaning tips and tricks from online forums to improve my cooking skills.
slang I'm always gleaning new memes to share with my friends.
figurative She was skilled at gleaning insights from even the most cryptic of conversations.
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