glean
/ɡlin/ verb C1- To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest.
- To gather (something, now chiefly something intangible such as experience or information) in small amounts over a period of time, often with some difficulty; to scrape together.
- To take away (someone's) possessions; to strip (someone) bare.
- Of an animal, especially a bat or a bird: to feed by picking up or plucking (prey, mainly arthropods such as insects) from various places.
- To collect fruit, grain, or other produce after the main gathering or harvest.
- Of an animal, especially a bat or a bird: to feed by picking up or plucking prey, mainly arthropods such as insects, from various places.
Plural glean · He/she/it gleans · Past gleaned · Past participle gleaned · -ing form gleaning
Verb forms
- Base form
- glean
- He/she/it
- gleans
- Past
- gleaned
- Past participle
- gleaned
- -ing form
- gleaning
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Morrel, as, on his return to the port for the purpose of gleaning fresh tidings of Dantès, from M.
Veterinary advancements, behavioral studies, and nutritional insights gleaned from captive populations frequently inform broader conservation strategies applied to their free-roaming counterparts.
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