verb🔗ShareAventarTo 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. "El agricultor está aventando el arroz para quitar las cáscaras no deseadas.agriculturefoodprocessmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSeparar, cribar, analizarTo separate, sift, analyze, or test by separating items having different values."They winnowed the field to twelve."Redujeron el campo a doce.processactionvaluebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAventar, aventarTo 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. "El granjero estaba aventando el arroz para separar el grano de la paja después de la cosecha.agricultureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAletear, batir las alasTo move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter."The hummingbird was winnowing its wings quickly, flitting from flower to flower. "El colibrí aleteaba rápidamente, revoloteando de flor en flor.actionnaturebirdbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAventarThe act of separating chaff from grain."The farmer's careful winnowing resulted in a pile of clean wheat, ready to be milled. "El aventar cuidadoso del agricultor resultó en una pila de trigo limpio, listo para ser molido.agricultureprocessfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
