- verbsift (verb) · sifts (third person present) · sifted (past tense) · sifted (past participle) · sifting (present participle)
- put (a fine, loose, or powdery substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles:"sift the flour into a large bowl"
- cause to flow or pass as through a sieve:"Melanie sifted the warm sand through her fingers"
- (of snow, ash, etc.) descend or float down lightly or sparsely as if sprinkled from a sieve:"ash began to sift down around them"
- examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful:"until we sift the evidence ourselves, we can't comment objectively" · "the fourth stage involves sifting through the data and evaluating it"
- (sift something out)separate something, especially something to be discarded, from something else:"he asked for streamlined procedures to sift out frivolous applications"
nounsift (noun) · sifts (plural noun)- an act of sifting something, especially so as to isolate that which is most important or useful:"a careful archaeological sift must be made through the debris"
- an amount of sifted material:"the floor was dusted with a fine sift of flour"
OriginOld English siftan, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch ziften, also to sieve.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- put (a fine, loose, or powdery substance) through a sieve so as to remove lumps or large particles:
- examine (something) thoroughly so as to isolate that which is most important or useful:
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- Sifting is the process of separating or removing something by using a sieve123. It is commonly used to separate the fine from the coarse particles of flour, sugar, ashes, and so on43. Sifting can also mean to examine something closely or 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 not15.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.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. to question closely.www.dictionary.com/browse/sift
English Language Learners Definition of sift. : to put (flour, sugar, etc.) through a sifter or sieve. : to separate or remove (something) by using a sifter or sieve. : to go through (something) very carefully in order to find something useful or valuable. See the full definition for sift in the English Language Learners Dictionary.
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/siftTo 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.www.thefreedictionary.com/siftingsift verb [T] (SEPARATE) to put flour, sugar, etc. through a sieve (= wire net shaped like a bowl) to break up large pieces: When the cake is cooked, sift some icing sugar over the top of it.dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/siftingsift verb [T] (EXAMINE) 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:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/sifting Sifting Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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