Associations to the word «Sifting»

Wiktionary

SIFTING, verb. Present participle of sift
SIFTING, noun. The act by which something is sifted.

Dictionary definition

SIFTING, noun. The act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women".

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King