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screening out

screening out is the present participle and gerund of screen out.

Meaning of screen out

Verb

screen out (third-person singular simple present screens out, present participle screening out, simple past and past participle screened out)

  1. (transitive) To use a screen, grate, sieve or similar means to separate large from small (objects or particles).
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To exclude selectively.

Questions about screening out

What is screening out the present participle and gerund of?
Screening out is the present participle and gerund of screen out.

Words near screening out in the dictionary

  1. screening constants
  2. screening in
  3. screening length
  4. screening lengths
  5. screening off
  6. screening out
  7. screening room
  8. screening rooms
  9. screening smoke
  10. screening smokes
  11. screenings

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