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Winnow | Winnowing | Winnowed | Winnower | Winnows

Winnow meaning

  1. To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
  2. To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.
  3. To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.

Synonyms of Winnow

fan take take away remove pick out select choose cull out strain sieve sift separation sifting winnowing withdraw

Related words

Other words often associated with Winnow or its synonyms:

determine move decide travel canvass separate analyse distance examine analyze canvas study

Using Winnow

  • The main meaning on this page is: To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff. | To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values. | To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
  • Useful related words include: fan, take, take away, remove.
  • In the example corpus, winnow often appears in combinations such as: to winnow, winnow the, winnow down.

Context around Winnow

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

thresh 1× gradually 1× technologies 1×

Often after:

down 2× away 1× contest 1× detects 1× successes 1×

Sentence patterns with Winnow

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

begins to winnow away our 1× field can winnow to a 1× field gradually winnow down before 1× handful to winnow the contest 1× harvest thresh winnow and mill 1× impossible to winnow successes from 1× it did winnow the number 1× judges will winnow contest entries 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

functional freeze goes 1× his administration failed 1× i went back 1× if you don 1× judges will winnow 1× last year the 1×

Common sentence endings:

41 from 242 1× a reasonable size 1× a sunny patio 1× caucuses last week 1× dozen strong contenders 1× finalist in april 1×

Words around Winnow

Just before it in the word index:

winnipesaukee 6 winnipegs 4 winnipeggers 23 winnipegger 4 winnipeg 1.118 winnington 10

Just after it in the word index:

winnowed 11 winnower 3 winnowing 12 winnows 2 winnsboro 4 winnt 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aab 13 aamer 13 aave 13 abdelmadjid 13 abdulkarim 13 abdulsalami 13

Corpus analysis for Winnow

  • In this selection, "winnow" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, thresh, gradually, technologies, down, away and contest stand out and add context to how "winnow" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include begins to winnow away our and field can winnow to a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "winnow" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with winnow

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Judges will winnow contest entries to three teams in late February, then choose a finalist in April. (17 words)

His administration failed to achieve that goal, although it did winnow the number of detainees to 41 from 242. (19 words)

I went back and re-read that handful to winnow the contest field down to about two dozen strong contenders. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Last year, the Democratic Party held multiple debates that featured enough people on stage to put on an impromptu performance of only to see the field gradually winnow down before primary season officially kicked off with the Iowa caucuses last week. (41 words)

Once they generated a list of promising drugs that got the cholesterol stuck in the cells moving again, the parents and researchers would all meet together to winnow down the candidates and figure out which ones to push forward. (39 words)

Functional freeze goes a step further, however, because under its rubric we feel such a deep internal malaise that our external facade of normalcy begins to winnow away our functionality like an ice cube on a sunny patio. (38 words)

Example sentences (10)

I went back and re-read that handful to winnow the contest field down to about two dozen strong contenders.

Once they generated a list of promising drugs that got the cholesterol stuck in the cells moving again, the parents and researchers would all meet together to winnow down the candidates and figure out which ones to push forward.

The lack of equipment to harvest, thresh, winnow and mill the rice has resulted in the crop being left at the mercy of the weather, leading to post harvest losses, it said.

Functional freeze goes a step further, however, because under its rubric we feel such a deep internal malaise that our external facade of normalcy begins to winnow away our functionality like an ice cube on a sunny patio.

Judges will winnow contest entries to three teams in late February, then choose a finalist in April.

Last year, the Democratic Party held multiple debates that featured enough people on stage to put on an impromptu performance of only to see the field gradually winnow down before primary season officially kicked off with the Iowa caucuses last week.

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If you don’t make the debate stage, one option is to follow Gillibrand’s path, take the DNC’s hint, and quit the race so the field can winnow to a reasonable size.

His administration failed to achieve that goal, although it did winnow the number of detainees to 41 from 242.

The limits of the sensorium available at the nanoscale could make it difficult or impossible to winnow successes from failures.

Common combinations with winnow

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "winnow" in a sentence?
An example: "I went back and re-read that handful to winnow the contest field down to about two dozen strong contenders." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "winnow" from authentic English texts.
What does "winnow" mean?
Winnow means: To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
What are synonyms of "winnow"?
Common synonyms of "winnow" include: fan, take, take away, remove, pick out, select, choose, cull out. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "winnow" are there?
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