farming

1 of 2

noun

farm·​ing ˈfär-miŋ 

: the practice of agriculture or aquaculture

farming

2 of 2

present participle of farm entry 2

Synonyms of farming

Noun

• agriculture

Examples of farming in a Sentence

Noun

since an ancestor settled there in the 19th century, farming has been the only occupation for six generations of the family

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Her arc mirrored that of my Mexican immigrant parents, who were also mountain people who grew up in big farming families with no plumbing or electricity, snuggling with siblings during winter nights in unheated bedrooms. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Nearly two straight weeks of food, fun and farming are just hours away. — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

By the twentieth century, intensive farming practices had left the South dangerously vulnerable to erosion, producing depleted swaths of land where kudzu would later flourish. — The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 26 Aug. 2026

The entire farming industry already sits at or above that line. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1642, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing farming

• aura farming
• dry farming
• mixed farming
• subsistence farming

Rhymes for farming

• arming
• charming
• harming
• alarming
• disarming

Kids Definition

farming

noun

farm·​ing

ˈfär-miŋ

: the occupation or business of a person who farms