noun
Meaning 1
The act of separating chaff from grain.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fanning
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
winnowing
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of winnow
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 3
the act of separating grain from chaff
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the winnowing was done by women
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: winnow, sifting
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: separation
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: viskaaminen — act of separating chaff from grain
- Macedonian: веење (veenje) — act of separating chaff from grain
- Khiamniungan Naga: ūivā — act of separating chaff from grain
- Persian: بوجاری (bojâri) — act of separating chaff from grain
- Polish: wianie — act of separating chaff from grain
- Russian: веяние (vejanije) — act of separating chaff from grain
- Sicilian: cèrniri — act of separating chaff from grain
- Swedish: tröska — act of separating chaff from grain
- Tamil: தட்டுப்புடை (taṭṭuppuṭai) — act of separating chaff from grain
- Tamil: புடை (puṭai) — act of separating chaff from grain
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