Synonyms of the word

winnowing

• v. present participle of winnow.
• n. The act of separating chaff from grain.

separation

• n. The act of disuniting two or more things, or the condition of being separated.
• n. The place at which a division occurs.
• n. An interval, gap or space that separates things.
• n. (law) An agreement terminating a relationship between husband and wife, but short of a divorce.
• n. (military) Departure from active duty, while not necessarily leaving the service entirely.

sifting

• v. present participle of sift.
• n. The act by which something is sifted.

winnow

• v. (transitive, agriculture) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating…
• v. (transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyze, or test in this manner.
• v. (transitive, literary) To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
• v. (intransitive, literary, dated) To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
• n. That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.