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glean
to gather small amounts (of information, grain, etc.) bit by bit
Synonyms
- gather
- collect
- extract
Antonyms
- scatter
glean in a sentence
From the witnesses, the detective gleaned a few useful clues.
By reading between the lines of the old letters, historians gleaned surprising details about the family's hidden past.
Where it comes from
From Old French glener 'to gather grain after the reapers'
Memory hook
GLEAN — like GLEANing leftover grain, bit by bit.
Read it in context
- Where the River Moved History