farming

noun

farm·​ing ˈfär-miŋ How to pronounce farming (audio)
: the practice of agriculture or aquaculture

Examples of farming in a Sentence

since an ancestor settled there in the 19th century, farming has been the only occupation for six generations of the family
Recent Examples on the Web Image Last season, Germany’s 734 rhubarb farming operations sold the smallest quantity in the past seven years, according to Lisa Kloke, a spokeswoman for Germany’s Federal Association of Fruit and Vegetable Producer Organizations. Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 1 June 2024 Each episode is focused on a different element of farming, from tractors to harvesting and so on. James Mercadante, EW.com, 30 May 2024 How Hunter-Gatherers Learned Language For instance, scientists suspect that hunter-gathers in the Congo Basin absorbed languages from their farming neighbors, the Bantu. Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 29 May 2024 The water district draws much of its supplies from the Delta-Mendota Canal, a major artery in the federal government’s Central Valley Project, a system of dams and canals that moves water from Northern California to enable industrial-scale farming in the state’s arid interior. Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for farming 

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Word History

First Known Use

1642, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of farming was in 1642

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“Farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/farming. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

farming

noun
farm·​ing
ˈfär-miŋ
: the occupation or business of a person who farms

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