- gathered slowly and laboriously, bit by bit: Scavenging footage originally made by other people for other purposes, these moviemakers then manipulate the gleaned images to create new meanings.
- (of grain, fruit, or other crops) gathered from what has been left behind after regular harvesting: The gleaned fruit is donated to local charities for distribution to the hungry.
- (of a field, orchard, etc.) cleared of leftover produce in this way: I was walking through a gleaned field behind the village.
- learned, discovered, or found out, usually slowly or little by little: Over the years I’ve put a lot of research into my betting, and the benefit of this gleaned knowledge is paying dividends.
- the simple past tense and past participle of glean.
