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Gleaning vs Edging - What's the difference?

gleaning | edging |

As nouns the difference between gleaning and edging

is that gleaning is something learned by gleaning while edging is something that forms, defines or marks the edge.

As verbs the difference between gleaning and edging

is that gleaning is while edging is .

gleaning

English

(wikipedia gleaning)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something learned by gleaning.
  • The act of collecting leftover crops from farmers' fields after they have been commercially harvested or on fields where it is not economically profitable to harvest.
  • (ornithology) The catching of insects and other invertebrates by plucking them from within foliage, or sometimes from the ground. It may also be applied to where prey is picked off, or from within, natural and man-made surfaces such as rock faces and under the eaves of houses.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • edging

    English

    Verb

    (head)
    • (orgasm control)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that forms, defines or marks the edge.
    • The decorative edging around the door makes it easier to find in the dark.
  • (rock climbing) Technique involving the placement of the edge of the climbing shoe on a sharp hold.
  • The operation of shaping or dressing the edge of anything, as of a piece of metal.

    • Antonyms

    * (climbing) smearing