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winnow the wheat from the chaff

winnow the wheat from the chaff verb: synonym of separate the wheat from the chaff.

Verb

winnow the wheat from the chaff (third-person singular simple present winnows the wheat from the chaff, present participle winnowing the wheat from the chaff, simple past and past participle winnowed the wheat from the chaff)

  1. Synonym of separate the wheat from the chaff.

Synonyms of winnow the wheat from the chaff

Forms of winnow the wheat from the chaff

third-person singular presentwinnows the wheat from the chaff
present participlewinnowing the wheat from the chaff
past participlewinnowed the wheat from the chaff
pastwinnowed the wheat from the chaff

Questions about winnow the wheat from the chaff

What does winnow the wheat from the chaff mean?
Winnow the wheat from the chaff means synonym of separate the wheat from the chaff.
What part of speech is winnow the wheat from the chaff?
Winnow the wheat from the chaff is a verb.
What is the past tense of winnow the wheat from the chaff?
The past tense of winnow the wheat from the chaff is winnowed the wheat from the chaff.

Words near winnow the wheat from the chaff in the dictionary

  1. winnow
  2. winnow down
  3. winnow grain from chaff
  4. winnow sheet
  5. winnow sheets
  6. winnow the wheat from the chaff
  7. winnow up
  8. winnowed
  9. winnowed down
  10. winnowed grain from chaff
  11. winnowed the wheat from the chaff

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