Meaning

2 senses
  1. The act by which something is sifted.

    the act of separating grain from chaff

  2. (in the plural)The material which falls through a sieve.

Origin

From Middle English syftynge; equivalent to sift + -ing.

From Middle English syftynge; equivalent to sift + -ing.

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Forms

plural: siftings
Singularsifting
Pluralsiftings

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsift

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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