sifting

Words with a similar base: sifting

'sifting'

[winnow.n.01] as in: the act of separating grain from chaff

Examples:
the winnowing was done by women

'sifting'

[sift.v.01] as in: move as if through a sieve

Examples:
The soldiers sifted through the woods

'sifting'

[sift.v.02] as in: separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements

Examples:
sift the flour

'sifting'

[sieve.v.02] as in: check and sort carefully

Examples:
sift the information

'sifting'

[sieve.v.04] as in: distinguish and separate out

Examples:
sift through the job candidates

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