Synonyms for harvesting


Grammar : Noun
Spell : hahr-vist
Phonetic Transcription : ˈhɑr vɪst


Définition of harvesting

Origin :
  • c.1400, from harvest (n.). Of wild animals, from 1947; of cells, from 1946. Related: Harvested; harvesting.
  • noun gathering
Example sentences :
  • The labor of cultivating and harvesting cotton of any kind was very great.
  • Extract from : « The Age of Invention » by Holland Thompson
  • The harvesting might be long but the garnering would be none the less sure.
  • Extract from : « The Fathers of New England » by Charles M. Andrews
  • At the end of the harvesting season, they made ready their boat.
  • Extract from : « An American Robinson Crusoe » by Samuel. B. Allison
  • When the seeds are full and plump the flax is ready for harvesting.
  • Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
  • The time of harvesting will vary with the use which is to be made of the oats.
  • Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
  • The stalk, when ready for harvesting, has only a few leaves on the top.
  • Extract from : « Agriculture for Beginners » by Charles William Burkett
  • Gambling is the bane of this land of idleness, where they get men from Lucca to do their harvesting.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
  • This reduces the cost of harvesting, as less labour is required.
  • Extract from : « Wheat Growing in Australia » by Australia Department of External Affairs
  • He was harvesting the first corn under the olives, but at noon it was too hot to work.
  • Extract from : « Stories By English Authors: Italy » by Various
  • The cost of planting and harvesting is about $6 an acre, he says, and the returns from $35 to $48.
  • Extract from : « Practical English Composition: Book II. » by Edwin L. Miller

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