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Definitions for Winnowing

[1] to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
[2] to drive or blow (chaff, dirt, etc.) away by fanning.
[3] to blow upon; fan.
[4] to subject to some process of separating or distinguishing; analyze critically; sift: to winnow a mass of statements.
[5] to separate or distinguish (valuable from worthless parts) (sometimes followed by out ): to winnow falsehood from truth.
[6] to pursue (a course) with flapping wings in flying.
[7] to fan or stir (the air) as with the wings in flying.
[8] to free grain from chaff by wind or driven air.
[9] to fly with flapping wings; flutter.
[10] a device or contrivance used for winnowing.
[11] an act of winnowing.
[12] to separate (grain) from (chaff) by means of a wind or current of air
[13] (tr) to examine in order to select the desirable elements
[14] (tr) archaic to beat (the air) with wings
[15] (tr) rare to blow upon; fan
[16] a device for winnowing the act or process of winnowing

Words related to Winnowing

winnowstir, fan, scatter, puff

Words nearby Winnowing

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Origin of Winnowing

before 900; Middle English win(d)wen (v.), Old English windwian, derivative of wind wind1

Other words from Winnowing

win·now·er , noun
un·win·nowed , adjective

Word origin for Winnowing

Old English windwian; related to Old High German wintōn, Gothic diswinthjan, Latin ventilāre. See wind 1

Synonyms for Winnowing

fan, puff, scatter, stir