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verb
- 1. blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff: "a combine cuts, threshes, and winnows the grain in one operation"
- 2. (of the wind) blow: literary "the autumn wind winnowing its way through the grass"
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The meaning of WINNOW is to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air. How to use winnow in a sentence. Winnow Has Old English Roots
WINNOW definition: 1. to blow the chaff (= the outer coverings) from grain before it can be used as food 2. to reduce…. Learn more.
To winnow is to blow something away until you are left with what you want, like grain from chaff. If you only want your favorite people to attend your party, you will need to winnow down the guest list from 300 to 30.
Winnow definition: to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.. See examples of WINNOW used in a sentence.
If you winnow a group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not.
win·now. (wĭn′ō) v. win·nowed, win·now·ing, win·nows. v.tr. 1. To separate the chaff from (grain) by means of a current of air. 2. To blow (chaff) off or away. 3. To examine closely in order to separate the good from the bad; sift: The judges winnowed a thousand essays down to six finalists. 4. a.
WINNOW meaning: 1. to blow the chaff (= the outer coverings) from grain before it can be used as food 2. to reduce…. Learn more.
Winnow Definition. To blow the chaff from (grain) by wind or a forced current of air. To blow off (chaff) in this manner. To blow away; scatter.
Jun 15, 2024 · winnow (third-person singular simple present winnows, present participle winnowing, simple past and past participle winnowed) ( transitive, agriculture) To subject ( granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff .
Definition of winnow verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
