winnow
/ˈwɪnəʊ/
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American sound/ˈwɪnəʊ/
winnow
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win - now -> winnow
Myanmar meaning
ကောက်စပါးကို လှေ့သည်။ စွန့်ပစ်သည်။ (ကောက်စပါးမှ အမှုံအမွှားကို)။ စစ်ဆေးသည်။ ဆန်ကာတင်သည်။
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- ‘As, when grain is shaken and winnowed by fans and other instruments used in the threshing of corn, the close and heavy particles are borne away and settle in one direction, and the loose and light particles in another.’
- ‘A person in clean moccasins then ‘danced the rice’ treading on it to remove the hull and then tossing it into the air to winnow the chaff.’
- ‘To winnow the wheat from the chaff and to prepare it in an easily digested shape for the tender stomachs of first- and second-year students taxes the resources of the most capable teacher.’
- ‘The chaff is winnowed out by the activities of millions of independent actions.’
- ‘Days like this become a file of lingering images: women winnowing grain, children carrying almost their own weight in firewood, and meeting a Hindu sadhu on pilgrimage.’
- ‘After all the grain have been removed from the mahangu heads this grain must be winnowed to remove the husks.’
- ‘These include the preparation of new fields, preparing existing fields, ploughing, planting, harvesting, threshing, winnowing, and storing the grain.’
- ‘In the countryside, her duties include caring for children, home, and garden, as well as transplanting, and winnowing the rice.’
- ‘A woman winnowing grain in the Virunga National Park.’
- ‘There is even a sign in the tourist office - of all places - for a ‘hand-power riddling and winnowing combinated machine on rent.’’
- ‘The jigged rice was winnowed with a bark tray to separate the chaff.’
- ‘They will have the chance to try reaping, stooking, winnowing and milling and, if they still have the energy, cooking as they take part in the entire harvest process from field to plate.’
- ‘A 19th century hand-powered barn winnowing machine using volunteers' muscle power will then separate the grain from the chaff before milling, using machines from replica Stone Age querns to a Bamford mill powered by a 1930 tractor.’
- ‘Now that most of the chaff has been winnowed I hope to be able to concentrate on the wheat.’
- ‘Also you may occasionally see her out in the fields helping her mother, Memnet, crush and winnow the grain.’
- ‘Shaggy yaks stomp around threshing circles, ears of barley are thrashed with sticks and winnowed by singing villagers in twos and threes.’
- ‘Time will winnow the wheat from the chaff but it won't diminish the pleasure of Lane's reviews.’
- ‘The lack of small, easily transported elements in the collection also suggests current activity, as such elements may be quickly winnowed out of a bone assemblage.’
- ‘Show producers are now winnowing the group to 12 hopefuls for America's first reality-TV primary.’
- ‘Chris Waywell winnows the wheat from the chaff in this elusive subject.’
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