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sift
[sift]
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: , , , ,to question closely.
verb (used without object)
to sift something.
to pass or fall through or as if through a sieve.
sift
/ ɪڳ /
verb
(tr) to sieve (sand, flour, etc) in order to remove the coarser particles
to scatter (something) over a surface through a sieve
(tr) to separate with or as if with a sieve; distinguish between
(tr) to examine minutely
to sift evidence
(intr) to move as if through a sieve
Other 51Թ Forms
- outsift verb (used with object)
- presift verb (used with object)
- resift verb (used with object)
- unsifted adjective
- ˈڳٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sift1
Example Sentences
While not much else is known about the album, Carpenter sifted through ABBA, Donna Summer and Dolly Parton records during an Instagram Live Wednesday morning, hinting at her possible influences, according to Variety.
This meant they needed a large, yellow mechanical digger to break up the concrete floors and sift through the resulting rubble.
As authorities sift through debris at a Palm Springs fertility clinic, investigators are looking at how bombing suspect Guy Edward Bartkus learned to build a bomb and where he acquired the parts.
He said he thought the chatbot would help minimise the number of web pages that users must sift through, while also allowing people to ask more complicated queries.
Officials set the tool to work sifting responses to a Scottish government consultation on regulating non-surgical cosmetic procedures.
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