sifting

Plural: siftings

Noun

• The act of separating or examining through a sieve.
• the act of separating grain from chaff
• The act by which something is sifted.
• The material which falls 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
• present participle and gerund of sift

Examples

• The SIFTING of tiles for a good play is a crucial part of any Scrabble strategy.

Synonyms

sieve, sift, strain, winnow, winnowing, screening, screenings, sieving