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SIFTING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sifting mean? 

SIFTING (noun)
  The noun SIFTING has 1 sense:

1. the act of separating grain from chaff

  Familiarity information: SIFTING used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


SIFTING (noun)


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Meaning:

The act of separating grain from chaff

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

sifting; winnow; winnowing

Context example:

the winnowing was done by women

Hypernyms ("sifting" is a kind of...):

separation (sorting one thing from others)


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