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English to English noun
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the act of separating grain from chaff |  | Example: the winnowing was done by women
source: wordnet30 verb
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separate the chaff from by using air currents | | Example: She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field
source: wordnet30
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blow on | | Example: The wind was winnowing her hair
the wind winnowed the grass
source: wordnet30
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select desirable parts from a group or list | | Example: cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence
winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants
source: wordnet30
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blow away or off with a current of air | | Example: winnow chaff
source: wordnet30
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To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain. | | source: webster1913
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To separate chaff from grain. | | source: webster1913
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