Synonyms for glean
Definitions
- v. 1
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.
- v. 2
To collect (fruit, grain, or other produce) from a field, an orchard, etc., after the main gathering or harvest.
Forms
- Past participle
- gleaned
e.g. gleaned → learnt, gathered, collected, extracted…
Example sentences
- learn That game is easy, once you learn the basic rules.
- collect How long did it take you to collect so many coins?
- gather You must gather your party before venturing forth.
- extract Algeria needs to use solar energy to extract water.
- harvest A poor rice harvest will get us into real trouble.
- reap Who will reap the benefits from lower oil prices?
By length
- 4 letters
- pick1, reap1, cull1
- 5 letters
- learn1, lease1, wring1, swive
- 6 letters
- gather2
- 7 letters
- collect2, extract2, harvest2
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gather2 = 2 syllables).