noun
the act of separating grain from chaff
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- the winnowing was done by women
verb
move as if through a sieve
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- The soldiers sifted through the woods
verb
separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
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- sift the flour
verb
check and sort carefully
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- sift the information
verb
distinguish and separate out
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- sift through the job candidates