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winnowing
verb
noun
To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
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verb
To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
To separate, sift, analyze, or test by separating items having different values.
“They winnowed the field to twelve.”
To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
noun
The act of separating chaff from grain.
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They winnowed the field to twelve.