US /ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/ UK /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/
noun adj verb Freq #9025

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    The work of growing crops and raising animals on a farm.

    Farming has been the main source of income in this region for centuries.

  2. 2
    adj

    Relating to farms and agriculture.

    The whole family comes from a long line of farming people.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 noun · the work of growing crops... agriculturehusbandry
2 adj · relating to farms and... agrarian
Word family
Derived forms antifarmingaquafarmingbiofarmingelectrofarmingfarmingtonhoe-farminglandfarmingmicrofarmingnonfarmingrefarmingsharefarmingskyfarming

Etymology

From farm + -ing.

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