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winnowing the wheat from the chaff

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

Meaning of winnow 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.

Questions about winnowing the wheat from the chaff

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

Words near winnowing the wheat from the chaff in the dictionary

  1. winnowing machines
  2. winnowing mill
  3. winnowing mills
  4. winnowing shovel
  5. winnowing shovels
  6. winnowing the wheat from the chaff
  7. winnowing up
  8. winnowing-fan
  9. winnowing-fans
  10. winnowing-fork
  11. winnowing-forks

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