to winnow

English - Turkish

Definition of to winnow in English Turkish dictionary

harman savurmak

yabalamak

atkı

savurmak

tahıl savurmak

{f} savur

{i} savurma

yaba

yabak

winnowing machine harman savurma makinası

{f} out (istenmeyeni) ayıklamak, elemek, çıkarmak

{i} yabalama

inceleyip ayıklamak

rüzgâr ile dağıtmak

{f} yabalamak

{f} ayırmak

{f} (samandan ayırmak için) (tahıl tanelerini) havaya savurmak; harman savurmak

{f} harman savurmak

yaba/ayıklama

{f} rüzgâra savurarak ayırmak (ekin ve saman)

harman savurma küreği

uçmak

kanatlarını çırpmak

{i} harman savurma

{f} ayıklamak

ayıkla

English - English

Definition of to winnow in English English dictionary

To separate, sift, analyze, or test in this manner

They winnowed the losers from the winners.

To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings

To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter

To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff

{v} to fan, sift, part, separate, examin

{f} separate the grain from the chaff; separate the good from the bad; blow through; scatter; blow over; sift through, select the desirable parts

To free or separate grain or the like from chaff or refuse matter, usually by means of wind

To pursue or accomplish with a waving or flapping motion, as of wings

separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field"

That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain

remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff"

To set in motion or vibration; to beat as with a fan or wings

To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as bad from good

To separate chaff from grain

treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated; "winnow grain"

To beat with wings, or as with wings

the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women" remove by a current of air; "winnow chaff" treat by exposure to a current of air so that waste matter is eliminated; "winnow grain" separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field" blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair

blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair"

To blow upon; to toss about by blowing

To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain

the act of separating grain from chaff; "the winnowing was done by women"

To fan; set in motion by means of wind; specifically, to expose (grain) to a current of air in order to separate and drive off chaff, refuse particles, etc

To separate, expel, or disperse by or as by fanning or blowing; to sift or weed out; to separate or distinguish, as one thing from another

Figuratively, to subject to a process analogous to the winnowing of grain; to separate into parts according to kind; to sift; to analyze or scrutinize carefully; to examine; to test

If you winnow a group of things or people, you reduce its size by separating the ones that are useful or relevant from the ones that are not. Administration officials have winnowed the list of candidates to three. to make a list, group, or quantity smaller by getting rid of the things that you do not need or want = whittle down

blow on; "The wind was winnowing her hair

{i} act of winnowing; device for winnowing grain

Hyphenation

to win·now

Turkish pronunciation

tı wînō

Pronunciation

/tə ˈwəˌnō/ /tə ˈwɪˌnoʊ/