winnowing
Definitions
Noun
- The act of separating grain from chaff
Verb
- Separate the chaff from by using air currents
- Blow on
- Select desirable parts from a group or list
- Blow away or off with a current of air
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "winnowing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | warning | 2 | 44 |
| 2 | wanting | 2 | 16 |
| 3 | twisting | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | warming | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | winding | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | wyoming | 3 | 9 |
| 7 | quivering | 3 | 7 |
| 8 | winking | 2 | 7 |
| 9 | wasting | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | whistling | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | warping | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | watering | 3 | 4 |
| 13 | awarding | 3 | 3 |
| 14 | swallowing | 3 | 3 |
| 15 | swarming | 2 | 3 |
| 16 | quavering | 3 | 2 |
| 17 | wearying | 3 | 2 |
| 18 | weathering | 3 | 2 |
| 19 | welding | 2 | 2 |
| 20 | quenching | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | swaggering | 3 | 1 |
| 22 | swamping | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | thwarting | 2 | 1 |
| 24 | wallowing | 3 | 1 |
| 25 | waxing | 2 | 1 |
| 26 | wincing | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | withering | 3 | 1 |
| 28 | wounding | 2 | 1 |
| 29 | dwarfing | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | quarrying | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | quieting | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | quilting | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | quisling | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | twiddling | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | waffling | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | wafting | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | wagering | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | walding | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | warding | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | warling | 2 | 0 |
| 41 | wavering | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | weakling | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | wending | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | whitling | 2 | 0 |
| 45 | whittling | 2 | 0 |
| 46 | wielding | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | wilding | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | wilking | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | wilting | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | woodling | 2 | 0 |
| 51 | wotring | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | wuthering | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | zwerdling | 2 | 0 |
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "winnowing".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | knowing | 2 | 50 |
| 2 | winning | 2 | 31 |
| 3 | inning | 2 | 12 |
| 4 | winding | 2 | 9 |
| 5 | winking | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | whining | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | snowing | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | winnings | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | winnow | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | unknowing | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | wincing | 2 | 1 |
| 12 | sinning | 2 | 1 |
| 13 | pinning | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | wowing | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | wining | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | winings | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | win-win | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | wenning | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | twining | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | nowling | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "winnowing" in a sentence.
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Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "winnowing" in a sentence.
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Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "winnowing" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "winnowing".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 53
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
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Jan 6, 2026 South China Morning Post
Jan 6, 2026 South China Morning Post