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
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Livia, 55, opened up to Hello magazine about her life running a sustainable farming business with her brothers in Italy's Umbria region, recent battle with breast cancer and the demise of her fashion brand Eco-Age in an article published Monday, May 5. Tommy McArdle, People.com, 7 May 2025 In the event of a catastrophic event like a nuclear attack or solar storm, an average-sized city’s (surviving) population doesn’t necessarily require a huge amount of nearby farming space to sustain itself. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 May 2025 The cemetery’s burials include some of the community’s earliest German immigrant farming families, according to the release. Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2025 In the case of farming, GenAI models learn what healthy crops look like, how they’re arranged in rows, how weeds tend to cluster and how lighting or seasonal changes affect visibility. Ashutosh Saxena, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for farming

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 20 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

farming

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

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