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Meaning of
winnow
in English
winnow
us
/ˈwɪn.oʊ/
uk
/ˈwɪ.noʊ/
#uncommon
Past Tense
winnowed
Participle Verb
winnowing
Third Person Singular
winnows
Definitions
Verb
to
separate
items
by
value
;
analyze
The
company
will
winnow
the
job
applicants
to
find
the
best
candidate
.
to
sift
grain
from
chaff
using
air
Farmers
use
a
machine
to
winnow
wheat
and
remove
the
chaff
.
to
test
or
sift
information
(
for
insight
)
Researchers
will
winnow
the
data
to
identify
key
trends
and
patterns
.