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sifted

sifted adjective: having undergone sifting. Also the simple past and past participle of sift.

Adjective

sifted (not comparable)

  1. Having undergone sifting.
    • The recipe called for sifted flour so it would be fluffier.

Also used as

sifted is also the simple past and past participle of sift.

Words formed from sifted

Phrases with sifted

Questions about sifted

What does sifted mean?
Sifted means having undergone sifting.
What part of speech is sifted?
Sifted is an adjective.

Words near sifted in the dictionary

  1. sift out
  2. sift through
  3. siftability
  4. siftable
  5. siftage
  6. sifted
  7. sifted out
  8. sifted through
  9. sifter
  10. sifters
  11. sifteth

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