What is another word for winnowing?
Pronunciation:
[ wˈɪnə͡ʊɪŋ], [ wˈɪnəʊɪŋ], [ w_ˈɪ_n_əʊ_ɪ_ŋ]
Synonyms for Winnowing:
-
n.
• agriculture • threshing -
v.
• analyzing • choose- adopt ,
- appoint ,
- call for ,
- cast ,
- co-opt ,
- commit oneself ,
- crave ,
- cull ,
- decide on ,
- designate ,
- desire ,
- determine ,
- discriminate between ,
- draw lots ,
- elect ,
- embrace ,
- espouse ,
- excerpt ,
- fancy ,
- favor ,
- feel disposed to ,
- finger ,
- fix on ,
- glean ,
- judge ,
- love ,
- make choice ,
- make decision ,
- make up one's mind ,
- name ,
- opt for ,
- predestine ,
- prefer ,
- see fit ,
- set aside ,
- settle upon ,
- sift out ,
- single out ,
- slot ,
- tab ,
- tag ,
- take ,
- take up ,
- tap ,
- want ,
- weigh ,
- will ,
- wish ,
- wish for .
- Osmose ,
- clean ,
- distill ,
- drain ,
- dribble ,
- escape ,
- exude ,
- filtrate ,
- leak ,
- metastasize ,
- ooze ,
- penetrate ,
- percolate ,
- permeate ,
- soak through ,
- trickle .
Other relevant words:
- Absterge ,
- Depurate ,
- Disinfect ,
- Elutriate ,
- bath ,
- bathe ,
- blot ,
- brush ,
- cauterize ,
- clarify ,
- cleanse ,
- clear the decks ,
- clear up ,
- deodorize ,
- deterge ,
- do up ,
- dredge ,
- dust ,
- edulcorate ,
- erase ,
- expunge ,
- expurgate ,
- flush ,
- hackle ,
- launder ,
- lave ,
- mop ,
- neaten ,
- pick ,
- pick up ,
- polish ,
- purge ,
- purify ,
- rake ,
- rasp ,
- refine ,
- rinse ,
- rout out ,
- sanitize ,
- scald ,
- scour ,
- scrape ,
- scrub ,
- shake out ,
- shampoo ,
- soak ,
- soap ,
- sponge ,
- spruce up ,
- sterilize ,
- straighten up ,
- swab ,
- sweep ,
- tidy up ,
- vacuum ,
- wash ,
- whisk ,
- wipe .
- appraise ,
- assay ,
- audit ,
- canvass ,
- case ,
- check ,
- check out ,
- chew over ,
- consider ,
- criticize ,
- delve into ,
- dig into ,
- explore ,
- frisk ,
- go into ,
- go over ,
- go through ,
- inquire ,
- inspect ,
- investigate ,
- look over ,
- look see ,
- parse ,
- pat down ,
- peruse ,
- pick at ,
- ponder ,
- pore over ,
- probe ,
- prospect ,
- prove ,
- read ,
- reconnoiter ,
- research ,
- review ,
- scan ,
- scope ,
- screen ,
- scrutinate ,
- scrutinize ,
- search into ,
- size up ,
- study ,
- survey ,
- take stock of ,
- try ,
- turn over ,
- vet ,
- view .
- Attempting ,
- Bolting ,
- Culling ,
- Eliminating ,
- Fanning ,
- Filtering ,
- Gauging ,
- Gleaning ,
- Hovering ,
- Parsing ,
- Riddling ,
- Scrutinizing ,
- Selecting ,
- Separating ,
- Ventilating ,
- Weeding ,
- action ,
- airing ,
- appraisal ,
- assessment ,
- breed ,
- clarification ,
- classification ,
- detachment ,
- disaffiliate ,
- disjunction ,
- dissociates ,
- distillation ,
- disunion ,
- division ,
- effort ,
- endeavor ,
- evaluation ,
- exalted ,
- extraction ,
- fan ,
- filtration ,
- grouping ,
- identification ,
- misappropriating ,
- operation ,
- partition ,
- percolation ,
- picking ,
- procedure ,
- process ,
- processing ,
- purification ,
- race ,
- refinement ,
- resolving ,
- rift ,
- screening ,
- seclusion ,
- separate ,
- separation ,
- sieve ,
- sieving ,
- sift ,
- sorting ,
- strain ,
- straining ,
- stress ,
- stretch ,
- struggle ,
- sublimation ,
- swathing ,
- tax ,
- treat ,
- winnow .
How to use "Winnowing" in context?
When people say they are winnowing, they are generally referring to the process of separating the grains from the chaff using a winnowing basket. The winnowing basket is a large, shallow vessel that is made from a number of layers of thick cloth or paper. The bottom of the basket is weighted and either held over a flame or dropped into a stream of air to blow the chaff into the air. The heavier grains fall to the bottom of the basket, while the lighter ones rise to the top.
Word of the Day
- Synonyms:
- divider, segregator, Detailer, Divorcer, Estranger, Isolator, severer.
