"winnow" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈwɪnoʊ/ [US], /ˈwɪnəʊ/ [UK] Audio: en-us-winnow.ogg [US] Forms: winnow [canonical], winnows [third-person, singular], winnowed [past], winnowed [past, participle], winnowing [present, participle]
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  1. If you winnow a grain, you blow a current of air through it so as to remove its outer layer (chaff).
    Sense id: simple-winnow-en-verb-zE8vCX9C
     
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