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noun

ˈfär-miŋ How to pronounce farming (audio)
Definition of farmingnext
as in agriculture
the science or occupation of cultivating the soil, producing crops, and raising livestock 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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farming

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adjective

as in agricultural
engaged in or concerned with agriculture years of drought had a devastating impact on the region's farming communities

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farming

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verb

present participle of farm
as in cultivating
to work by plowing, sowing, and raising crops on we're planning on farming 50 acres the first year

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Recent Examples of farming
Noun
Mourners wiped away tears, raised their hands and cried out as coffins arrived at a church in the farming community of Kenscoff. — Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 Gangs killed at least 47 people during the attack late Sunday on Kenscoff, a once-peaceful farming community nestled in the hills above Haiti's capital. — Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026
Adjective
Connecticut has also seen a boom in backyard growers popping up in suburban neighborhoods with micro-farming businesses becoming more popular. — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 17 June 2026 Some of those people may be professional myrmecologists (scientists who specialize in the study of ants) and fourmiculture (ant-farming) enthusiasts. — IEEE Spectrum, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
Most were farming a token airdrop rather than playing, and when the airdrop disappointed that autumn the audience fell to 41 million by November. — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 Dee’s family had been farming in Michigan for generations, raising dairy cattle and growing crops. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for farming
Recent Examples of Synonyms for farming
  1. agriculture
  2. agricultural
  3. cultivating
  4. agrarian
  5. harvesting
  6. planting
Noun
  • As of November, pineapple fields had expanded to around 100 hectares (248 acres) in the administrative region that includes Compaoré's farm, the regional director of agriculture, Adanabou Eric Pascal, told local media at the time.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The Indus basin supplies about 80% of the country's irrigated agriculture, a sector that employs 65% of the labor force and represents roughly 25% of Pakistan's gross domestic product, according to data compiled by Chatham House.
    — Sam Meredith,Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of agriculture
Adjective
  • According to the court filing and statements from their families, both victims were working-class nationals of Trinidad and Tobago who frequently traveled to neighboring Venezuela for fishing and agricultural labor.
    — Laura Romero, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The exterior took its cues from agricultural structures Kirkpatrick had seen on his travels.
    — Kathryn O’Shea-Evans, Robb Report, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of agricultural
Verb
  • The intervention of Allied troops on the White Russian side in the Russian Civil War deepened Bolshevik paranoia, and Bolshevik leaders concluded that hostile powers would always seek to destroy Russia by cultivating internal enemies.
    — Andrei Soldatov, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2026
  • According to royal insider Rob Shuter, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are very interested in cultivating a close relationship with Charles.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of cultivating
Adjective
  • There is something wonderfully honest and pure about a farm and the agrarian life that is the heritage of many Americans.
    — Jeffrey Dungan, Southern Living, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The winery estate located at 4710 Flying Paster Lane was owned by Trebek for nine years and is known for its sustainable local agriculture and celebration of equestrian, ranch and agrarian lifestyles.
    — Libbey Hanson, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of agrarian
Verb
  • This allows energy-harvesting technology to be integrated directly into architectural elements, such as skyscraper facades, glass windows, and skylights.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Agent Mulder, hot on the trail of a group of murderers who are harvesting their victims' organs, breaks into a makeshift laboratory in an attempt to save an abducted woman.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of harvesting
Verb
  • Since New England aster will grow relatively tall, Rekola recommends planting it near the back of a perennial border in full sun.
    — Marisa Suzanne Martin, The Spruce, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Global diesel demand typically crests around October as the beginning of winter heating season and harvests in the Northern Hemisphere meets planting season in the Southern Hemisphere.
    — Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
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“Farming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/farming. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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