- present participle of glean.
gleaning
Example Sentences
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Ultimately, gleaning what is happening in the brain could change anesthesia, helping it to be redesigned or personalized to more closely resemble natural sleep rather than a coma-like one, Helfrich said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The drovers would forage along the way, picking berries, acorns and gleaning corn for the birds to eat.
From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025
The skeptics in my life believe L’Belle-Tividad may just be really good at collecting information about people, gleaning details from other readings and our demographic data.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 8, 2025
The budget figures will be keenly watched by energy industry experts, with the hopes of gleaning insights into where Saudi Arabia expects oil revenues to head in the near future.
From Barron's ● Dec. 2, 2025
The scythe looked to his ring, which now glowed faintly red, indicating that the person before him had immunity from gleaning.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
