winnowed in English

verb

1

blow a current of air through (grain) in order to remove the chaff.

As, when grain is shaken and winnowed by fans and other instruments used in the threshing of corn, the close and heavy particles are borne away and settle in one direction, and the loose and light particles in another.

2

(of the wind) blow.

the autumn wind winnowing its way through the grass

verb

• separate (out), divide, segregate, sort out, sift out, filter out, isolate, narrow down, remove, get rid of
• fan

Use "winnowed" in a sentence

1. In Elbow Bower the mower winnowed winnowed the minnows away fro the powwow.

2. Adams has winnowed the list of contestants to

3. Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three.

4. Bassett winnowed these carefully, brushing the Chaff into his wastebasket and retaining a few kernels for later use

5. ‘The Chaff is winnowed out by the activities of millions of independent actions.’ ‘Then the Chaff - the husks and debris - was ‘winnowed’ or blown off the heavier grain with the aid of the wind or with fans.’ ‘To keep the radiator from plugging up with seeds and Chaff, we wrapped it and the grill with window screen.’

6. + 24 And the cattle and the donkeys that work the ground will eat fodder seasoned with sorrel, which was winnowed with the shovel and the pitchfork.

7. The Chaff is winnowed out by the activities of millions of independent actions.: Now that most of the Chaff has been winnowed I hope to be able to concentrate on the wheat.: Time will winnow the wheat from the Chaff but it won't diminish the pleasure of Lane's reviews.: It's easy to fall in love with particular images, even mediocre ones, but with time it also becomes easier to winnow the

8. The Cornhole was a small, brick room opening off the threshing floor, about six or seven feet high, […] variously known as the Cornhole or cornbin, and was designed for flail threshing, holding the grain until it was winnowed