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winnow up

winnow up verb: to winnow (something).

Verb

winnow up (third-person singular simple present winnows up, present participle winnowing up, simple past and past participle winnowed up)

  1. (transitive) To winnow (something).
    • He winnowed up all of those oats.

Forms of winnow up

third-person singular presentwinnows up
present participlewinnowing up
past participlewinnowed up
pastwinnowed up

Questions about winnow up

What does winnow up mean?
Winnow up means to winnow (something).
What part of speech is winnow up?
Winnow up is a verb.
What is the past tense of winnow up?
The past tense of winnow up is winnowed up.

Words near winnow up in the dictionary

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

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