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doc Definition of winnow
    English to English
    noun
  • the act of separating grain from chaff
  • The winnowing was done by women.
    source: WordNet 3.0
    verb
  • separate the chaff from by using air currents
  • She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field.
    source: WordNet 3.0
  • blow on
  • The wind was winnowing her hair.
    The wind winnowed the grass.
    source: WordNet 3.0
  • select desirable parts from a group or list
  • Cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence.
    Winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants.
    source: WordNet 3.0
  • blow away or off with a current of air
  • Winnow chaff.
    source: WordNet 3.0
  • To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain.
  • source: Webster 1913
  • To separate chaff from grain.
  • source: Webster 1913
    English to Tagalog
    verb
  • [wíno] Magpahangin
  • source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
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