farming

noun

farm·​ing ˈfär-miŋ How to pronounce farming (audio)
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: 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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For Ben Palen, a fifth-generation farmer and farming consultant, solutions are tough, and relief feels minimal. ABC News, 20 May 2026 Add a serious, well-past-due modernization push, processing capacity, storage, precision farming, EU-standard systems, and total capital needs plausibly rise to $90-100 billion. Ariel Cohen, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Last month, the House of Representatives agreed to do their bidding by tucking a provision in the Farm Bill that would abrogate state humane farming laws that ban gestation, veal, and battery crates. Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 18 May 2026 Consolidation is an issue across the farming sector, according to Coppess. Mikayla Price, CBS News, 18 May 2026 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 21 May. 2026.

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farming

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

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