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winnowing grain from chaff

winnowing grain from chaff is the present participle and gerund of winnow grain from chaff.

Meaning of winnow grain from chaff

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of separate the wheat from the chaff.

Questions about winnowing grain from chaff

What is winnowing grain from chaff the present participle and gerund of?
Winnowing grain from chaff is the present participle and gerund of winnow grain from chaff.

Words near winnowing grain from chaff in the dictionary

  1. winnowing down
  2. winnowing fan
  3. winnowing fans
  4. winnowing fork
  5. winnowing forks
  6. winnowing grain from chaff
  7. winnowing machine
  8. winnowing machines
  9. winnowing mill
  10. winnowing mills
  11. winnowing shovel

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