Come pronunciare "winnow"

• "winnow" pronunciato in Inglese.

Significati e definizioni di "winnow"

Noun

the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"

Sinonimi:

• winnow
• winnowing
• sifting

Verb

separate the chaff from grain by using air currents; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"

Sinonimi:

• winnow

Verb

blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"; "the wind winnowed the grass"

Sinonimi:

• winnow

Verb

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"

Sinonimi:

• cull out
• winnow

Verb

blow away or off with a current of air; "winnow chaff"; "The speaker ceased to be an amusing little gnat to be fanned away and was kicked off the forum"

Sinonimi:

• winnow
• fan