Glean – Obtain information slowly and with difficulty

(Pronounced gleen)

To remember the definition of the word glean, use the following mnemonic:

Her eyes gleamed as she leaned (glean) down to gather the last piece of information she needed. It had been a slow and difficult task.

Examples of glean in a sentence

She was an avid eavesdropper and was able to easily glean information about the couple seated near us. 

From what I was able to glean, the news about his health isn't good.

While they were on holiday, I took my time to see what secrets I might glean from their home.