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- DictionarySift·ing/ˈsiftiNG/
noun
- 1. the action of sifting something: "the laborious sifting of evidence took its toll"
to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not: The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person. After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.
verb (used with object) to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve: to sift sugar onto cake. to separate by or as if by a sieve. to examine closely: The detectives are still sifting the evidence. Synonyms: probe, search, inspect, scrutinize, sort.
to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find something or to separate what is useful from what is not: The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person. After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.
May 14, 2024 · Definitions of sifting. noun. the act of separating grain from chaff. synonyms: winnow, winnowing. see more.
[transitive] sift something (out) from something to separate something from a group of things. He sifted the relevant data from the rest. She looked quickly through the papers, sifting out from the pile anything that looked interesting. Word Origin. Phrasal Verbs. sift out. See sift in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
[transitive] sift something (out) from something to separate something from a group of things He sifted the relevant data from the rest. She looked quickly through the papers, sifting out from the pile anything that looked interesting. Phrasal Verbs sift out. See sift in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: sift.
1. To put (flour, for example) through a sieve in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles. 2. To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job. 3. To apply by scattering through a sieve: sift sugar on a dessert. 4. To examine and sort carefully: sift the evidence. v.intr.
