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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024win•now /ˈwɪnoʊ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- Animal Husbandryto free (grain) of chaff with a forced current of air.
- to separate or distinguish (something valuable from something worthless):to winnow fact from fiction.
win•now•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024win•now (win′ō),USA pronunciation v.t. - to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., esp. by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities.
- to drive or blow (chaff, dirt, etc.) away by fanning.
- to blow upon;
fan. - to subject to some process of separating or distinguishing;
analyze critically;
sift:to winnow a mass of statements. - to separate or distinguish (valuable from worthless parts) (sometimes fol. by out):to winnow falsehood from truth.
- to pursue (a course) with flapping wings in flying.
- to fan or stir (the air) as with the wings in flying.
v.i. - Agricultureto free grain from chaff by wind or driven air.
- Birdsto fly with flapping wings;
flutter.
n. - Agriculturea device or contrivance used for winnowing.
- Agriculturean act of winnowing.
- Middle English win(d)wen (verb, verbal), Old English windwian, derivative of wind wind1 bef. 900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: winnow /ˈwɪnəʊ/ vb - to separate (grain) from (chaff) by means of a wind or current of air
- (transitive) to examine in order to select the desirable elements
- (transitive) rare to blow upon; fan
n - a device for winnowing
- the act or process of winnowing
Etymology: Old English windwian; related to Old High German wintōn, Gothic diswinthjan, Latin ventilāre. See wind1 |