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winnowing down

winnowing down is the present participle and gerund of winnow down.

Meaning of winnow down

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To reduce the number of candidates for something by judging their quality and rejecting some.

Questions about winnowing down

What is winnowing down the present participle and gerund of?
Winnowing down is the present participle and gerund of winnow down.

Words near winnowing down in the dictionary

  1. winnowest
  2. winnoweth
  3. winnowing
  4. winnowing basket
  5. winnowing baskets
  6. winnowing down
  7. winnowing fan
  8. winnowing fans
  9. winnowing fork
  10. winnowing forks
  11. winnowing grain from chaff

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