verb🔗ShareTo collect (grain, grapes, etc.) left behind after the main harvest or gathering."After the corn harvest, the farmers gleaned the remaining stalks in the field to feed their animals. "agriculturefoodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo gather what is left in (a field or vineyard)."to glean a field"agriculturefoodplantworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo gather information in small amounts, with implied difficulty, bit by bit."From the hushed whispers and fleeting glances, she gleaned that her colleagues were planning a surprise party. "communicationinfowritingwordlanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo frugally accumulate resources from low-yield contexts."The students gleaned information about ancient Egypt from the few, tattered books in the school library. "agricultureeconomybusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading