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
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.