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winnowing up

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

Meaning of winnow up

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.

Questions about winnowing up

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

Words near winnowing up in the dictionary

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

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