July 18, 2026
glean
/ɡliːn/verb
To gather information slowly, piece by piece, from different sources.
Example sentences
- “Detectives gleaned useful details from interviews with the neighbors.”
- “I gleaned most of my cooking skills from watching my grandmother.”
Originally meant picking up leftover grain after harvest, which explains the bit-by-bit flavor. You glean insights, details, and clues, never large obvious facts.