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Winnowing is a process by which chaff is separated from grain. It can also be used to remove pests from stored grain. Winnowing usually follows threshing in grain preparation.
to blow the chaff (= the outer coverings) from grain before it can be used as food. formal. to reduce a large number of people or things to a much smaller number by judging their quality: A list of 15 applicants has been winnowed down to three. a winnowing process.
Italiano: ventilare - sventolare il grano. Sinonimi: scatter, extract, sieve, thresh, separate, altro... Forum discussions with the word (s) 'winnow' in the title: Discussioni nei forum nel cui titolo è presente la parola 'winnow': winnow down. Mr. Bush portray himself to winnow the field. - English Only forum. winnow (v.) - English Only forum.
to reduce a large number of people or things to a much smaller number by judging their quality: A list of 15 applicants has been winnowed down to three. a winnowing process. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Removing the skin or seed from fruit & vegetables. core. hull. pare. peel. pitted. seeded. shelling. shuck. skinless. spud bashing.
transitive verb. 1. a (1) : to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air. (2) : to get rid of (something undesirable or unwanted) : remove often used with out. winnow out certain inaccuracies Stanley Walker. b (1) : separate, sift. an old hand at winnowing what is true and significant Oscar Lewis. (2) : select. 2. a.
Traduzioni in contesto per "a winnowing" in inglese-italiano da Reverso Context: There will be a winnowing among law firms in Chicago.
Traduzione per 'winnowing' nel dizionario inglese-italiano gratuito e tante altre traduzioni in italiano.
