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Meanings of winnowing in English

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porgada
Spanish
sifting

The act of separating grain from chaff.

        porgada
        Usage of winnowing in English
        1
        His thoughts whirled around in his mind like chaff in a winnowing-machine.
        The Adventures of Captain Horn
        2
        This process of winnowing was of course counterbalanced by another of recruitment.
        A Footnote to History: Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa
        3
        They scattered, as the chronicles record, like chaff from the winnowing fan.
        The Fountains of Paradise
        4
        The left hand holding a scoop for winnowing corn; the other points upwards.
        Mornings in Florence
        5
        The winnowing of grain is conducted in the most slovenly manner.
        Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years ...
        6
        Citigroup Inc C.N management also faced questions about winnowing operating leverage.
        Reuters
        7
        The mystic winnowing-fan, encircled by Serpents, was used in the feasts of Bacchus.
        Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
        8
        Butel-Dumont describes the sieves and winnowing fans of the Louisiana Indians.
        Prehistoric Textile Art of Eastern United States / Thirteenth An...
        9
        But the caucuses serve a valuable role in winnowing the field.
        Reuters
        10
        Around the winnowing tray are set all the requisites for a plenteous meal.
        The Manóbos of Mindanáo / Memoirs of the National Academy of Sci...
        11
        It's a matter of ruling out possibilities and winnowing out suspects.
        Death angel
        12
        The hands caught his sides, saw-blade nails winnowing into the flesh.
        Stinger
        13
        Or else a filter sieves the cosmos, winnowing those who climb too high.
        Futures 1
        14
        Well, after that, Ischomachus, we will proceed to cleanse the corn by winnowing.
        The Economist
        15
        But without soul, alas what winnowing-machine in human elections, can be of avail?
        Past and Present
        16
        Ploughs, waggons, threshing-sledges, harrows, baskets, hurdles, winnowing-fans are the farmer's implements.
        The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia, Volume 1 of 28
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        Spanish
        sifting
        Winnowing through the time
        Winnowing across language varieties
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