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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
Derived Forms
- ˈڳٱ, noun
Other Word Forms
- dzܳȴڳ verb (used with object)
- ·ڳ verb (used with object)
- ·ڳ verb (used with object)
- ܲ·ڳĻ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sift1
Example Sentences
The paint was made of ash and charcoal ground, “sifted and mixed” from the Altadena and Palisades fires by arts organizer David Solnit and volunteers.
I have stood in the ashes of that home, watching my wife, Carly, sifting through the fragments to see what survived a fire so hot it melted wrought iron and thick antique glass.
Then, hundreds of environmental workers went to the burn zones to sift through the wreckage, house by house, block by block.
The site processes waste water, sifting out solids, and produces biogas and a form of fertiliser.
Her daughter, Michelle, has been sifting through the rubble and said the search and rescue mission might still turn up more survivors.
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