Winnowed

What does WINNOWED mean?

Winnowed is a form of WINNOW.

1. verb

   separate the chaff from grain by using air currents

   “She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field”

2. noun

   the act of separating grain from chaff

   “the winnowing was done by women”

3. verb

   blow on

   “The wind was winnowing her hair”

4. verb

   select desirable parts from a group or list

   “cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence”

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.