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- Dictionarysifting/ˈsɪftɪŋ/
noun
- 1. the action of sifting something: "the laborious sifting of evidence took its toll"
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to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not: The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person. After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.
1. : the act or process of sifting. 2. siftings plural : sifted material. Examples of sifting in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web Overall, the set highlights his unique sifting of country, rock and soul elements and his ability to fuse them with his muscular vocal.
to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not: The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person. After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.
v.tr. 1. To put (flour, for example) through a sieve in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles. 2. To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job. 3. To apply by scattering through a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert. 4. To examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence. v.intr. 1. To make use of a sieve.
1. : to use a sieve. 2. : to pass or fall as if through a sieve. sifter noun. Examples of sift in a Sentence. Sift the flour into a mixing bowl. Sift the lumps from the sugar. The police sifted the evidence in hopes of finding a clue. The police sifted for clues. See More.
to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not: The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person. After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.
Definitions of sifting. noun. the act of separating grain from chaff. synonyms: winnow, winnowing. see more. see less. type of: separation. sorting one thing from others.
