winnow
verb/ˈwɪnəʊ/
/ˈwɪnəʊ/
Verb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they winnow | /ˈwɪnəʊ/ /ˈwɪnəʊ/ |
| he / she / it winnows | /ˈwɪnəʊz/ /ˈwɪnəʊz/ |
| past simple winnowed | /ˈwɪnəʊd/ /ˈwɪnəʊd/ |
| past participle winnowed | /ˈwɪnəʊd/ /ˈwɪnəʊd/ |
| -ing form winnowing | /ˈwɪnəʊɪŋ/ /ˈwɪnəʊɪŋ/ |
- winnow something to blow air through grain in order to remove its outer layer (called the chaff)Word OriginOld English windwian, from wind, of Germanic origin.
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