English Explanatory Dictionary

sifting

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of sift
noun
  1. The act by which something is sifted.
  2. The material which falls through a sieve.

Word forms

sifting siftings

Etymology

From Middle English syftynge; equivalent to sift + -ing.

Synonyms

sieving screening screenings
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