winnow

Speech parts

1. winnow - Noun

2. winnow - Verb

To separate chaff from grain.

Source: Webster's dictionary

fan sifting winnowing cull out riddle bolt separate comb screen sort filter select grade clean pick

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disorder compensate concentrate disrupt neglect disperse

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take choose remove separation fan select

cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence Source: Internet

winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants Source: Internet

winnow chaff Source: Internet

The speaker ceased to be an amusing little gnat to be fanned away and was kicked off the forum Source: Internet

the winnowing was done by women Source: Internet

She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field Source: Internet