noun
Meaning 1
The act by which something is sifted.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sieving, screening
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
sifting
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CMU ARPABET: S IH1 F T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The material which falls through a sieve.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: in-plural
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: screenings
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of sift
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 4
the act of separating grain from chaff
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the winnowing was done by women
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: winnow, winnowing
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separation
History
Etymology
From Middle English syftynge; equivalent to sift + -ing.