3syllables
winnowing
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Definitions ofwinnowing
1verb
- To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
- To separate, sift, analyze, or test by separating items having different values.
Example: "They winnowed the field to twelve."
- To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
- To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
1noun
- The act of separating chaff from grain.
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