farming — English Dictionary

Noun

1. The business of cultivating land, raising stock, etc.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   Gardening, then, is a sort of refined farming upon a limited scale.

   Farming was among the earliest of civilized man's occupations, [...]

2. A farming operation; a farm, or instance of farming on a piece of land.

   Usage

   • Countable
   • Uncountable

   Examples

   We discharge them also of all Farmings of Benefices, and Church Lands, or Goods, of which they were spoiled by those who Commanded under their General.

   More examples (2)

   After Agricultural Foundation Law was enacted in 1961, the expansion of scale of farm business, the improvement of agricultural foundation, the spread of diversified farming with livestock, the mechanization and the rationalization of farming have accelerated viable farmings.

   The problem has been enhanced more so because more agricultural farmings are spreading out leaving but slight margins for cattle farming and fears are expressed by farmers upon the possible cattle intrusion into the farmings ...

Adjective

1. Pertaining to the agricultural business.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

2. Raising livestock or fish.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

Adjective

1. relating to farming or agriculture

   Synonyms

   agrarianagricultural

   Examples

   an agrarian (or agricultural) society

   farming communities

Noun

1. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

   Synonyms

   agriculturehusbandry

   Broader terms

   cultivation

2. agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life

   Synonyms

   land

   Broader terms

   occupationbusinessjobline of workline

   Examples

   farming is a strenuous life

   there's no work on the land any more