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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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Sifting is the act or process of sifting, which means separating fine particles from coarse ones by shaking or stirring. See examples of sifting in sentences, synonyms, word history, and related entries.
Sift is a verb that means to put through a sieve or to separate by or as if by putting through a sieve. It can also mean to go through or sort out what is useful or valuable. See examples, synonyms, and word history of sift.
Sift means to separate something by shaking it through a sieve or to examine something carefully. Learn how to use sift in different contexts with examples and translations.
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.
[transitive] sift something (out) from something to separate something from a group of things. He sifted the relevant data from the rest. She looked quickly through the papers, sifting out from the pile anything that looked interesting.
Sift means to separate and retain the coarse parts of something with a sieve, or to examine closely. See examples of sift used in sentences, synonyms, derived forms, and word history.
