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Meaning of Winnowing | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The act of separating chaff from grain.

Equivalents

Ελληνικά ανέμισμα
فارسی بوجاری
日本語
Македонски веење
Polski wianie
Русский веяние
Svenska tröska
தமிழ் புடை

Examples

“If God doth suffer his own people and dearest children to be exposed to Satan's temptings and winnowings; Why should any man then doubt of his childship, doubt of his own everlasting condition, and say, that he is none of the child of God because he is tempted?”
“At first I tried to handle the seasonal winnowings with a large three-bin compost device.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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