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sifting out

sifting out is the present participle and gerund of sift out.

Meaning of sift out

Verb

sift out (third-person singular simple present sifts out, present participle sifting out, simple past and past participle sifted out)

  1. (idiomatic) To isolate or identify one particular thing from a collection that includes less relevant things.
    • So in the waning days of the 20th Century, concert programmers and ticket-buyers alike have become informed and careful about what to sell and what to buy; to sift out the good new music from the not-so-good.1997, Valerie Cruice, When Do I Clap?: A Slightly Irreverent Guide to Classical Music and Concert Hall Conduct, →ISBN, page 129
    Synonyms:
    sieve out, winnow

Questions about sifting out

What is sifting out the present participle and gerund of?
Sifting out is the present participle and gerund of sift out.

Words near sifting out in the dictionary

  1. sifted through
  2. sifter
  3. sifters
  4. sifteth
  5. sifting
  6. sifting out
  7. sifting through
  8. siftingly
  9. siftings
  10. Sifton
  11. siftproof

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