Associations to the word «Sifting»
Noun
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 chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.