winnowing Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- condensing
- turning-down
- discarding
- clipping
- curtailing
- declining
- shrinking
- downsizing
- decreasing
- repudiating
- throwing-away
- jettisoning
- filtering
- cutting-down
- dwindling
- pruning
- disapproving
- lowering
- throwing-out
- retrenching
- slashing
- clearing
- compressing
- rejecting
- depleting
- lessening
- abridging
- refusing
- spurning
- truncating
- cropping
- shortening
Weak:
- nicking
- bolting
- garbling
- knocking-down
- modulating
- minimizing
- refining
- cutting-back
- abating
- whittling-down-
- distilling
- de-escalating
- clarifying
- sieving
- fining
- dropping
- moderating
- easing
- deflating
- purifying
- negativing
- constricting
- screening
- processing
- qualifying
- docking
- modifying
- denting
- rectifying
- contracting
- downscaling
- abbreviating
Strongest:
- choosing
- picking
- electing
- naming
- electing
- tapping
- culling
- preferring
- choosing
- setting
- setting
- designating
- appointing
- tagging
- taking
- naming
- adopting
- taking
- preferring
- nominating
- fixing
- nominating
- marking
- selecting
- selecting
- picking
- designating
- marking
- culling
- adopting
- tapping
- tagging
- appointing
- fixing
Strong:
- opting-for-
- extending
- prolonging
- handpicking
- accepting
- handpicking
- settling-on-or-upon-
- elongating
- dilating
- adding-to-
- lengthening
- extending
- increasing
- lengthening
- preselecting
- cherry-picking
- swelling
- supplementing
- intensifying
- intensifying
- elongating
- embracing
- supplementing
- tabbing
- inflating
- tabbing
- cherry-picking
- increasing
- preselecting
- espousing
- adding-to-
- embracing
- prolonging
- inflating
- singling-out-
- opting-for-
- espousing
- dilating
- swelling
- accepting
- singling-out-
- settling-on-or-upon-
Weak:
winnowing Meaning
winnowing (n)
the act of separating grain from chaff
winnowing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Winnew
winnowing (n.)
The act of one who, or that which, winnows.
winnowing Sentence Examples
- Farmers traditionally used winnowing to separate wheat grains from chaff.
- The gentle breeze winnowed the light debris away from the heavier seeds.
- Winnowing can be a tedious but effective way to clean grains.
- Ancient civilizations employed winnowing techniques to improve the quality of their crops.
- The process of winnowing involves tossing the mixture into the air and letting the wind carry away the lighter particles.
- Farmers often performed winnowing on threshing floors or in windy areas.
- The practice of winnowing has been largely replaced by mechanical grain cleaning methods.
- However, some traditional farmers still use winnowing to maintain authenticity and cultural practices.
- Winnowing is not only a method of grain separation but also a metaphor for separating the good from the bad.
- The phrase "winnowing out" can be used figuratively to describe the process of removing unnecessary or undesirable elements.
FAQs About the word winnowing
the act of separating grain from chaffof Winnew, The act of one who, or that which, winnows.
cutting, sifting, trimming, paring,culling, reducing, condensing, turning down,discarding, clipping
choosing, picking, electing, naming, electing, tapping, culling, preferring, choosing, setting
Farmers traditionally used winnowing to separate wheat grains from chaff.
The gentle breeze winnowed the light debris away from the heavier seeds.
Winnowing can be a tedious but effective way to clean grains.
Ancient civilizations employed winnowing techniques to improve the quality of their crops.
