Definition of "winnowing" []

• Present participle of winnow. (verb)
• The act of separating chaff from grain. (noun)

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• "The art and science of that winnowing is yet another big part of being an editor, but it's materially different than what was described above, relying on a lot of emotional and professional judgment."
• "The traditional method of threshing by treading out of the grain with bullocks, followed by winnowing, is now inadequate for threshing the increased volume of wheat before the onset of the monsoon rains."
• "Now this fierce wind shall come against them, not to fan, nor cleanse them, not such a gentle wind as is used in winnowing corn, but a full wind (v. 12), a strong and violent wind, blowing full upon them."