The meaning of SIFTING is the act or process of sifting.

The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person. After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers. The police are trying to sift out the genuine warnings from all the …

Investigators were sifting through the wreckage to establish why the driver had lost control.

sift·ed , sift·ing , sifts v. tr. 1. To put through a sieve in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles. 2. To distinguish as if separating...

Definition of sift verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

3 days ago · sifting Other forms: siftings Definitions of sifting noun the act of separating grain from chaff synonyms: winnow, winnowing

Jul 28, 2023 · From Middle English syftynge; equivalent to sift +‎ -ing. sifting (plural siftings)

to scatter with a sieve: to sift sugar onto a cake. to examine closely, as by separating and looking at each part carefully:[~ (+ through) + object] The detectives are sifting (through) the evidence. to …

Sift definition: to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.. See examples of SIFT used in a sentence.

The meaning of SIFT is to put through a sieve. How to use sift in a sentence.