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resifting

resifting is the present participle and gerund of resift.

Meaning of resift

Verb

resift (third-person singular simple present resifts, present participle resifting, simple past and past participle resifted)

  1. (transitive) To sift again.
    • Near-synonym: resieve
    Synonyms:
    resieve

Noun

resifting (plural resiftings)

  1. A second or subsequent sifting.

Forms of resifting

pluralresiftings

Questions about resifting

What does resifting mean?
Resifting means a second or subsequent sifting.
What is resifting the present participle and gerund of?
Resifting is the present participle and gerund of resift.
What part of speech is resifting?
Resifting is a noun.
What is the plural of resifting?
The plural of resifting is resiftings.

Words near resifting in the dictionary

  1. resieved
  2. resieves
  3. resieving
  4. resift
  5. resifted
  6. resifting
  7. resiftings
  8. resifts
  9. Resig
  10. resight
  11. resighted

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