verb🔗ShareTo subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff."The farmer is winnowing the rice to remove the unwanted husks. "agriculturefoodprocessmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo separate, sift, analyze, or test by separating items having different values."They winnowed the field to twelve."processactionvaluebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings."The farmer was winnowing the rice to separate the grain from the chaff after the harvest. "agricultureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter."The hummingbird was winnowing its wings quickly, flitting from flower to flower. "actionnaturebirdbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of separating chaff from grain."The farmer's careful winnowing resulted in a pile of clean wheat, ready to be milled. "agricultureprocessfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
