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"winnow chaff"verbblow away or off with a current of air
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"winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"verbselect desirable parts from a group or list
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"the winnowing was done by women"nounthe act of separating grain from chafftype of:
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"The wind was winnowing her hair" "the wind winnowed the grass"verbblow ontype of:
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"She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"verbseparate the chaff from grain by using air currents
Examples of winnow
- "winnow chaff"
- "winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants"
- "the winnowing was done by women"
- "The wind was winnowing her hair"
- "the wind winnowed the grass"
- "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"