siftings

Meanings

Noun

• the act of separating grain from chaff
• plural of sifting
• The material sifted through a sieve.

Verb

• move as if through a sieve
• separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements
• check and sort carefully
• distinguish and separate out

Synonyms

sieve, sift, sifting, strain, winnow, winnowing