Synonyms of harvesting

harvesting

verb

present participle of harvest

as in picking

to catch or collect (a crop or natural resource) for human use

harvest salmon from nearby rivers

every year we harvest corn from our own garden

Synonyms & Similar Words

• picking
• gathering
• fishing
• growing
• reaping
• mowing
• gleaning
• cutting
• foraging
• sealing
• cropping
• accumulating
• hunting
• capturing
• whaling
• trapping
• raising
• clamming
• shrimping
• netting
• bagging
• haying
• garnering
• snaring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• planting
• seeding
• sowing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of harvesting

Viewers witnessed her arranging flowers, harvesting honey, talking about jam and sprinkling edible flowers over various dishes. — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 15 July 2026

Nieusma recommends harvesting bush beans every few days to encourage continuous production. — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 July 2026

Right now the priority is harvesting those most-vulnerable crops, such as tender salad greens. — ABC News, 8 July 2026

Historians estimate that people have been growing and harvesting olives for some 8,000 years. — Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 June 2026

Straw is the agricultural byproduct of harvesting cereal grains such as barley, wheat and rice. — Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 13 June 2026

How Avocados Ripen Avocados naturally ripen after harvesting thanks to ethylene gas, which is a gas released by avocados and other types of produce that softens the exterior of the fruit, converts starches to sugars, and gives avocados their creamy texture and buttery flavor. — Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

Last year, the singer found himself at the center of the high-fence hunting debate after harvesting a world-record Transcaspian urial ram at Texas' Covered S Ranch. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 June 2026

But a farmer harvesting 150 bushels of corn per year from a field must replenish the nutrients to grow corn again the next year. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 1 June 2026