Overview of noun sifting

The noun sifting has 1 sense

• winnow, winnowing, sifting -- (the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women")

Overview of verb sift

The verb sift has 4 senses

• sift -- (move as if through a sieve; "The soldiers sifted through the woods")


• sift, sieve, strain -- (separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements; "sift the flour")


• sieve, sift -- (check and sort carefully; "sift the information")


• sieve, sift -- (distinguish and separate out; "sift through the job candidates")