haying

Thân thiện

The farmer is haying in the sun-drenched field.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The process or season of cutting, drying, and storing grass or other plants as fodder for animals: "Haying" refers to the agricultural activity or the time of year when hay is made.
   • The work of harvesting hay: "Haying" can also denote the labor and action involved in gathering hay.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The farmer was busy with the haying all through July. (The farmer was occupied with the work of cutting and storing hay throughout July.)
  • During haying, the fields are filled with the smell of fresh-cut grass. (During the hay-making season, the fields are filled with the smell of freshly cut grass.)

Advanced Usage

• "to be in the middle of haying": to be actively engaged in the hay harvest.
  • We can't take a vacation now; we're in the middle of haying. (We cannot go on holiday now because we are currently harvesting hay.)

Variants and Related Words

• Hay (n): Grass, clover, alfalfa, etc., cut and dried for use as fodder.
  • The barn was full of hay for the winter.
• Hayfield (n): A field where grass is grown for hay.
  • The cows wandered into the hayfield.
• Haymaker (n): A person who makes hay; also, a powerful punch (slang, different meaning).
  • The haymaker worked from dawn till dusk.

Synonyms

• Hay harvest: The gathering of the hay crop.
• Haymaking: The process of making hay (very close synonym, often used interchangeably).

Related Phrases

• Make hay while the sun shines: (Idiom) To take advantage of favorable conditions.
  • The market is good now, so we should make hay while the sun shines. (We should seize the current good market conditions.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. the season for cutting and drying and storing grass as fodder
2. the harvesting of hay

Từ đồng nghĩa

• haying time