From Middle English wyndwen, from Old English windwian (“to winnow, fan, ventilate”), from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn, from Proto-Germanic *windwōną, *winþijaną (“to throw about, winnow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wē- (“to winnow, thresh”). Cognate with West Frisian wynje (“to winnow”), dialectal Dutch winden, winnen (“to winnow”), Middle High German winden (“to winnow”), Icelandic vinsa (“to pick out, weed”), Latin vannus (“a winnowing basket”). See fan, van.
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That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
The act of winnowing
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alt веялка (something that winnows) · atv эскин (something that winnows) · ryu 箕笊筒 (something that winnows) · nl wan (something that winnows) · pt joeira (something that winnows) · bg веялка (something that winnows) · fr tarare (something that winnows) · gl xoeira (something that winnows) · alt эскин (something that winnows) · fr van (something that winnows) · ryn さんばら (something that winnows) · bg веячка (something that winnows) · cs čistící stroj (something that winnows) · ta முறம் (something that winnows) · tr atkı (something that winnows) · cs vějička (something that winnows) · ko 사래질하다 (something that winnows) · ja 箕 (something that winnows) · cmn 箕 (something that winnows) · ar مِذْرَاة (something that winnows) · mk веалка (something that winnows) · pl wiejadło (something that winnows) · ru ве́ялка (something that winnows) · gl cribo (something that winnows) · ar مِنْفَض (something that winnows) · fr crible (something that winnows) · ar ذَرَّايَة (something that winnows) · kum елпивюч (something that winnows) · yoi 御御 (something that winnows) · cs fukar (something that winnows) · uk віялка (something that winnows) · mi kōwhiuwhiu (something that winnows) · tr yaba (something that winnows) · oc ventador (something that winnows) · kum веялка (something that winnows) · xug 箕笊筒 (something that winnows) · rys 笊筒 (something that winnows) · tkn はーら (something that winnows) · mvi 箕 (something that winnows) · okn はら (something that winnows) · fi viskin (something that winnows) · ain ムイ (something that winnows)
From Middle English wyndwen, from Old English windwian (“to winnow, fan, ventilate”), from Proto-West Germanic *windwōn, from Proto-Germanic *windwōną, *winþijaną (“to throw about, winnow”), from Proto-Indo-European *wē- (“to winnow, thresh”). Cognate with West Frisian wynje (“to winnow”), dialectal Dutch winden, winnen (“to winnow”), Middle High German winden (“to winnow”), Icelandic vinsa (“to pick out, weed”), Latin vannus (“a winnowing basket”). See fan, van.
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(qualifier:literal, transitive) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
By Jacob Behel, of Mifflintown, Pa.,—Improvement in winnowing Machines, Patented August 21, 1847. 1847, editorial staff, “Winnowing Machines”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 3, Issue 9, page 68:
[W]ind began to winnow the river delta's dried sediments. 1998 January 3, Sid Perkins, “Thin Skin”, in Science News, volume 165, number 1, page 11:
(figuratively, transitive) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.
They winnowed the field to twelve.
They winnowed the winners from the losers.
They winnowed the losers from the winners.
(literary, transitive) To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
The light snow lay on the narrow and winding path before them, pure as if just fresh winnowed by the wind. 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume II, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 206:
Gulls average much larger than terns, with stouter build; the feet are larger and more ambulatorial, the wings are shorter and not so thin; the birds winnow the air in a steady course unlike the buoyant dashing flight of their relatives. 1872, Elliott Coues, Key to North American Birds:
(dated, intransitive, literary) To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
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sift, analyze, test) · pl odsiewać (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · es cribar (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · zdj utsepva (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · nl wannen (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · cs třídit (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · uk ві́яти (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · cmn 簸 (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · br gwentañ (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · cs rozvívat (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · de separieren (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · khb ᦚᧆ (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · izh poohtaa (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · ota یابالامق (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · ru отве́ивать (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · ky эсүү (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · ota صاورمق (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · ar ذَرَّى (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · la ventilo (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · sv sålla (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · es hacer la criba (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · es separar (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · bg ве́я (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · tr ayırmak (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · alt собырар (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · kk ұшыру (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · be ве́яць (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · az sovurmaq (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · de worfeln (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · kk ақ-қарасын ажырату (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · mk вее (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · es ahechar (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · ca ventar (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · fi viskata (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · grc λικμάω (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · gl abalear (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · oc analisar (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · sq përbyk (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · gl alzar (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · bg пресявам (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · ar نَسَفَ (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · vi sàng (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · es separar el grano de la paja (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · de sichten (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · bg овя (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · cu вѣꙗти (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · ru ве́ять (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · cs oddělovat zrno od plev (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · pl odsiać (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · lv vētīt (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · sk viať (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · orv вѣꙗти (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · pl wiać (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · bg овявам (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · de trennen (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · oc vanar (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · ms tampi (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · mi kōwhiuwhiu (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · he זָרָה (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · te చెరుగు (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · de trennen (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · kk елеп-екшеу (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · yo fẹ́kà (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · cs fukarovat (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · de windsichten (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · grc πτίσσω (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · ta தூற்று (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · alt эзер (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · pt joeirar (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · shn ၽတ်း (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · oc porgar (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · es cribar (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · ta புடை (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · fi seuloa (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · de aussortieren (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · ru отве́ять (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · ta பகு (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · kk екшеу (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · kk желпу (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · pt joeirar (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · th ฝัด (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · zdj upveresa (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · yo fẹ́ (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · tr inceleyip ayıklamak (figuratively: to separate, sift, analyze, test) · oc ventar (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · gl erguer (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · lo ຝັດ (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · fa غربال کردن (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air) · fi tuultaa (to separate the heavier and lighter with a current of air)