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US
/ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/
]
[ UK /fˈɑːmɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /fˈɑːmɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life
there's no work on the land any more
farming is a strenuous life - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock
ADJECTIVE
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relating to farming or agriculture
an agrarian (or agricultural) society
farming communities
How To Use farming In A Sentence
- Wilkins is now extolling the virtues of organic farming.
- Farming provided food, and their sheep provided wool for cloth.
- Aggie and her husband Pat were farming people who tilled the land, harvested the crops and raised livestock.
- So in some ways, farming ends the year on a more optimistic note than it began it.
- Faux economics is different, because, as I stated, doctors know as much about economics as they do about farming.
- A former president of the Soil Association, Helen has been actively involved in promoting the benefits of organic methods to the farming community.
- And according to Mr. Trunfio, the company is now "getting ready" to begin aquafarming on the East Coast with a new partner. NYT > Home Page
- With the clearing of forests and the spread of farming, the cowbird's range expanded north and east.
- The majority of the new settlers lived in rural areas and earned their living through farming.
- Given the extremely backward state of Polish agriculture, its small farming businesses are expected to die like flies.