farming UK /ˈfɑːmɪŋ/US /ˈfɑɹmɪŋ/adjective 2noun 2forms 1 adjective2 •Pertaining to the agricultural business. •Raising livestock or fish. noun2 •The business of cultivating land, raising stock, etc.Gardening, then, is a sort of refined farming upon a limited scale. — 1833 •A farming operation; a farm, or instance of farming on a piece of land.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. — 1692 formsfarmings