Sifting
noun, verb
noun, verb ·2 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is sifted.
- 2 the act of separating grain from chaff wordnet
- 3 The material which falls through a sieve. in-plural
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of sift form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"The wise ones fashion speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve."
Etymology
From Middle English syftynge; equivalent to sift + -ing.