winnow English

Meaning winnow meaning

What does winnow mean?

winnow

— verb separate the chaff from by using air currents She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field

— verb blow on The wind was winnowing her hair the wind winnowed the grass

— verb blow away or off with a current of air winnow chaff

— noun (= winnowing) the act of separating grain from chaff the winnowing was done by women

— verb (= cull out) select desirable parts from a group or list cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants

Synonyms winnow synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as winnow?

winnow English » English

sift

fan

screen

cull

winnowing

strain

sifting

sieve

shake

ventilate

sort

sift through

select

prefer

pick up

elect

cull out

choose

blow

analyze

wind

whiff

vet

toss

throw in air

throw

thresh

tear down

take apart

study

strain off

sort out

smelt

sieve out

separate out

separate

screening

rouse

riddle

repound

pour out slowly

pour off

parse

make fly

flutter

flap

examine

demount

canvass

breeze

Topics winnow topics

What do people use winnow to talk about?

Universe, creation Sky Air

Blow air

• What words refer to using the wind to winnow grain?
  winnow

Work and occupation Agriculture Growing crops

Growing grain

• What words refer to growing grain?
  grow grain sheaf winnow

Work and occupation Agriculture Process harvest

Winnow grain

• What words refer to winnowing grain?
  winnow winnowing basket winnowing fork winnowing floor chaff grain

Conjugation winnow conjugation

How do you conjugate winnow?

winnow · verb

Present I winnow

Positive I winnow

Singular

1st person I winnow

2nd person you winnow

3rd person he/she/it winnows

Plural

1st person we winnow

2nd person you winnow

3rd person they winnow

Negative I don't winnow

Singular

1st person I don't winnow I do not winnow

2nd person you don't winnow you do not winnow

3rd person he/she/it doesn't winnow he/she/it does not winnow

Plural

1st person we don't winnow we do not winnow

2nd person you don't winnow you do not winnow

3rd person they don't winnow they do not winnow

Question do I winnow?

Singular

1st person do I winnow?

2nd person do you winnow?

3rd person does he/she/it winnow?

Plural

1st person do we winnow?

2nd person do you winnow?

3rd person do they winnow?

Negative question don't I winnow?

Singular

1st person don't I winnow? do I not winnow?

2nd person don't you winnow? do you not winnow?

3rd person doesn't he/she/it winnow? does he/she/it not winnow?

Plural

1st person don't we winnow? do we not winnow?

2nd person don't you winnow? do you not winnow?

3rd person don't they winnow? do they not winnow?

Past I winnowed

Positive I winnowed

Singular

1st person I winnowed

2nd person you winnowed

3rd person he/she/it winnowed

Plural

1st person we winnowed

2nd person you winnowed

3rd person they winnowed

Negative I didn't winnow

Singular

1st person I didn't winnow I did not winnow

2nd person you didn't winnow you did not winnow

3rd person he/she/it didn't winnow he/she/it did not winnow

Plural

1st person we didn't winnow we did not winnow

2nd person you didn't winnow you did not winnow

3rd person they didn't winnow they did not winnow

Question did I winnow?

Singular

1st person did I winnow?

2nd person did you winnow?

3rd person did he/she/it winnow?

Plural

1st person did we winnow?

2nd person did you winnow?

3rd person did they winnow?

Negative question didn't I winnow?

Singular

1st person didn't I winnow? did I not winnow?

2nd person didn't you winnow? did you not winnow?

3rd person didn't he/she/it winnow? did he/she/it not winnow?

Plural

1st person didn't we winnow? did we not winnow?

2nd person didn't you winnow? did you not winnow?

3rd person didn't they winnow? did they not winnow?

Future I'll winnow

Positive I'll winnow

Singular

1st person I'll winnow I will winnow

2nd person you'll winnow you will winnow

3rd person he/she/it'll winnow he/she/it will winnow

Plural

1st person we'll winnow we will winnow

2nd person you'll winnow you will winnow

3rd person they'll winnow they will winnow

Negative I won't winnow

Singular

1st person I won't winnow I will not winnow

2nd person you won't winnow you will not winnow

3rd person he/she/it won't winnow he/she/it will not winnow

Plural

1st person we won't winnow we will not winnow

2nd person you won't winnow you will not winnow

3rd person they won't winnow they will not winnow

Question will I winnow?

Singular

1st person will I winnow?

2nd person will you winnow?

3rd person will he/she/it winnow?

Plural

1st person will we winnow?

2nd person will you winnow?

3rd person will they winnow?

Negative question won't I winnow?

Singular

1st person won't I winnow? will I not winnow?

2nd person won't you winnow? will you not winnow?

3rd person won't he/she/it winnow? will he/she/it not winnow?

Plural

1st person won't we winnow? will we not winnow?

2nd person won't you winnow? will you not winnow?

3rd person won't they winnow? will they not winnow?

Conditional I'd winnow

Positive I'd winnow

Singular

1st person I'd winnow I would winnow

2nd person you'd winnow you would winnow

3rd person he/she/it'd winnow he/she/it would winnow

Plural

1st person we'd winnow we would winnow

2nd person you'd winnow you would winnow

3rd person they'd winnow they would winnow

Negative I wouldn't winnow

Singular

1st person I wouldn't winnow I would not winnow

2nd person you wouldn't winnow you would not winnow

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't winnow he/she/it would not winnow

Plural

1st person we wouldn't winnow we would not winnow

2nd person you wouldn't winnow you would not winnow

3rd person they wouldn't winnow they would not winnow

Question would I winnow?

Singular

1st person would I winnow?

2nd person would you winnow?

3rd person would he/she/it winnow?

Plural

1st person would we winnow?

2nd person would you winnow?

3rd person would they winnow?

Negative question wouldn't I winnow?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I winnow? would I not winnow?

2nd person wouldn't you winnow? would you not winnow?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it winnow? would he/she/it not winnow?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we winnow? would we not winnow?

2nd person wouldn't you winnow? would you not winnow?

3rd person wouldn't they winnow? would they not winnow?

Present continuous I'm winnowing

Positive I'm winnowing

Singular

1st person I'm winnowing I am winnowing

2nd person you're winnowing you are winnowing

3rd person he/she/it's winnowing he/she/it is winnowing

Plural

1st person we're winnowing we are winnowing

2nd person you're winnowing you are winnowing

3rd person they're winnowing they are winnowing

Negative I'm not winnowing

Singular

1st person I'm not winnowing I am not winnowing

2nd person you aren't winnowing you're not winnowing you are not winnowing

3rd person he/she/it isn't winnowing he/she/it's not winnowing he/she/it is not winnowing

Plural

1st person we aren't winnowing we're not winnowing we are not winnowing

2nd person you aren't winnowing you're not winnowing you are not winnowing

3rd person they aren't winnowing they're not winnowing they are not winnowing

Question am I winnowing?

Singular

1st person am I winnowing?

2nd person are you winnowing?

3rd person is he/she/it winnowing?

Plural

1st person are we winnowing?

2nd person are you winnowing?

3rd person are they winnowing?

Negative question aren't I winnowing?

Singular

1st person aren't I winnowing? am I not winnowing?

2nd person aren't you winnowing? are you not winnowing?

3rd person isn't he/she/it winnowing? is he/she/it not winnowing?

Plural

1st person aren't we winnowing? are we not winnowing?

2nd person aren't you winnowing? are you not winnowing?

3rd person aren't they winnowing? are they not winnowing?

Past continuous I was winnowing

Positive I was winnowing

Singular

1st person I was winnowing

2nd person you were winnowing

3rd person he/she/it was winnowing

Plural

1st person we were winnowing

2nd person you were winnowing

3rd person they were winnowing

Negative I wasn't winnowing

Singular

1st person I wasn't winnowing I was not winnowing

2nd person you weren't winnowing you were not winnowing

3rd person he/she/it wasn't winnowing he/she/it was not winnowing

Plural

1st person we weren't winnowing we were not winnowing

2nd person you weren't winnowing you were not winnowing

3rd person they weren't winnowing they were not winnowing

Question was I winnowing?

Singular

1st person was I winnowing?

2nd person were you winnowing?

3rd person was he/she/it winnowing?

Plural

1st person were we winnowing?

2nd person were you winnowing?

3rd person were they winnowing?

Negative question wasn't I winnowing?

Singular

1st person wasn't I winnowing? was I not winnowing?

2nd person weren't you winnowing? were you not winnowing?

3rd person wasn't he/she/it winnowing? was he/she/it not winnowing?

Plural

1st person weren't we winnowing? were we not winnowing?

2nd person weren't you winnowing? were you not winnowing?

3rd person weren't they winnowing? were they not winnowing?

Future continuous I'll be winnowing

Positive I'll be winnowing

Singular

1st person I'll be winnowing I will be winnowing

2nd person you'll be winnowing you will be winnowing

3rd person he/she/it'll be winnowing he/she/it will be winnowing

Plural

1st person we'll be winnowing we will be winnowing

2nd person you'll be winnowing you will be winnowing

3rd person they'll be winnowing they will be winnowing

Negative I won't be winnowing

Singular

1st person I won't be winnowing I will not be winnowing

2nd person you won't be winnowing you will not be winnowing

3rd person he/she/it won't be winnowing he/she/it will not be winnowing

Plural

1st person we won't be winnowing we will not be winnowing

2nd person you won't be winnowing you will not be winnowing

3rd person they won't be winnowing they will not be winnowing

Question will I be winnowing?

Singular

1st person will I be winnowing?

2nd person will you be winnowing?

3rd person will he/she/it be winnowing?

Plural

1st person will we be winnowing?

2nd person will you be winnowing?

3rd person will they be winnowing?

Negative question won't I be winnowing?

Singular

1st person won't I be winnowing? will I not be winnowing?

2nd person won't you be winnowing? will you not be winnowing?

3rd person won't he/she/it be winnowing? will he/she/it not be winnowing?

Plural

1st person won't we be winnowing? will we not be winnowing?

2nd person won't you be winnowing? will you not be winnowing?

3rd person won't they be winnowing? will they not be winnowing?

Conditional continuous I'd be winnowing

Positive I'd be winnowing

Singular

1st person I'd be winnowing I would be winnowing

2nd person you'd be winnowing you would be winnowing

3rd person he/she/it'd be winnowing he/she/it would be winnowing

Plural

1st person we'd be winnowing we would be winnowing

2nd person you'd be winnowing you would be winnowing

3rd person they'd be winnowing they would be winnowing

Negative I wouldn't be winnowing

Singular

1st person I wouldn't be winnowing I would not be winnowing

2nd person you wouldn't be winnowing you would not be winnowing

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't be winnowing he/she/it would not be winnowing

Plural

1st person we wouldn't be winnowing we would not be winnowing

2nd person you wouldn't be winnowing you would not be winnowing

3rd person they wouldn't be winnowing they would not be winnowing

Question would I be winnowing?

Singular

1st person would I be winnowing?

2nd person would you be winnowing?

3rd person would he/she/it be winnowing?

Plural

1st person would we be winnowing?

2nd person would you be winnowing?

3rd person would they be winnowing?

Negative question wouldn't I be winnowing?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I be winnowing? would I not be winnowing?

2nd person wouldn't you be winnowing? would you not be winnowing?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it be winnowing? would he/she/it not be winnowing?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we be winnowing? would we not be winnowing?

2nd person wouldn't you be winnowing? would you not be winnowing?

3rd person wouldn't they be winnowing? would they not be winnowing?

Present perfect I've winnowed

Positive I've winnowed

Singular

1st person I've winnowed I have winnowed

2nd person you've winnowed you have winnowed

3rd person he/she/it's winnowed he/she/it has winnowed

Plural

1st person we've winnowed we have winnowed

2nd person you've winnowed you have winnowed

3rd person they've winnowed they have winnowed

Negative I haven't winnowed

Singular

1st person I haven't winnowed I have not winnowed

2nd person you haven't winnowed you have not winnowed

3rd person he/she/it hasn't winnowed he/she/it has not winnowed

Plural

1st person we haven't winnowed we have not winnowed

2nd person you haven't winnowed you have not winnowed

3rd person they haven't winnowed they have not winnowed

Question have I winnowed?

Singular

1st person have I winnowed?

2nd person have you winnowed?

3rd person has he/she/it winnowed?

Plural

1st person have we winnowed?

2nd person have you winnowed?

3rd person have they winnowed?

Negative question haven't I winnowed?

Singular

1st person haven't I winnowed? have I not winnowed?

2nd person haven't you winnowed? have you not winnowed?

3rd person hasn't he/she/it winnowed? has he/she/it not winnowed?

Plural

1st person haven't we winnowed? have we not winnowed?

2nd person haven't you winnowed? have you not winnowed?

3rd person haven't they winnowed? have they not winnowed?

Past perfect I had winnowed

Positive I had winnowed

Singular

1st person I had winnowed

2nd person you had winnowed

3rd person he/she/it had winnowed

Plural

1st person we had winnowed

2nd person you had winnowed

3rd person they had winnowed

Negative I hadn't winnowed

Singular

1st person I hadn't winnowed I had not winnowed

2nd person you hadn't winnowed you had not winnowed

3rd person he/she/it hadn't winnowed he/she/it had not winnowed

Plural

1st person we hadn't winnowed we had not winnowed

2nd person you hadn't winnowed you had not winnowed

3rd person they hadn't winnowed they had not winnowed

Question had I winnowed?

Singular

1st person had I winnowed?

2nd person had you winnowed?

3rd person had he/she/it winnowed?

Plural

1st person had we winnowed?

2nd person had you winnowed?

3rd person had they winnowed?

Negative question hadn't I winnowed?

Singular

1st person hadn't I winnowed? had I not winnowed?

2nd person hadn't you winnowed? had you not winnowed?

3rd person hadn't he/she/it winnowed? had he/she/it not winnowed?

Plural

1st person hadn't we winnowed? had we not winnowed?

2nd person hadn't you winnowed? had you not winnowed?

3rd person hadn't they winnowed? had they not winnowed?

Future perfect I'll have winnowed

Positive I'll have winnowed

Singular

1st person I'll have winnowed I will have winnowed

2nd person you'll have winnowed you will have winnowed

3rd person he/she/it'll have winnowed he/she/it will have winnowed

Plural

1st person we'll have winnowed we will have winnowed

2nd person you'll have winnowed you will have winnowed

3rd person they'll have winnowed they will have winnowed

Negative I won't have winnowed

Singular

1st person I won't have winnowed I will not have winnowed

2nd person you won't have winnowed you will not have winnowed

3rd person he/she/it won't have winnowed he/she/it will not have winnowed

Plural

1st person we won't have winnowed we will not have winnowed

2nd person you won't have winnowed you will not have winnowed

3rd person they won't have winnowed they will not have winnowed

Question +'ll I have winnowed?

Singular

1st person +'ll I have winnowed? will I have winnowed?

2nd person +'ll you have winnowed? will you have winnowed?

3rd person +'ll he/she/it have winnowed? will he/she/it have winnowed?

Plural

1st person +'ll we have winnowed? will we have winnowed?

2nd person +'ll you have winnowed? will you have winnowed?

3rd person +'ll they have winnowed? will they have winnowed?

Negative question won't I have winnowed?

Singular

1st person won't I have winnowed? will I not have winnowed?

2nd person won't you have winnowed? will you not have winnowed?

3rd person won't he/she/it have winnowed? will he/she/it not have winnowed?

Plural

1st person won't we have winnowed? will we not have winnowed?

2nd person won't you have winnowed? will you not have winnowed?

3rd person won't they have winnowed? will they not have winnowed?

Conditional perfect I'd have winnowed

Positive I'd have winnowed

Singular

1st person I'd have winnowed I would have winnowed

2nd person you'd have winnowed you would have winnowed

3rd person he/she/it'd have winnowed he/she/it would have winnowed

Plural

1st person we'd have winnowed we would have winnowed

2nd person you'd have winnowed you would have winnowed

3rd person they'd have winnowed they would have winnowed

Negative I wouldn't have winnowed

Singular

1st person I wouldn't have winnowed I would not have winnowed

2nd person you wouldn't have winnowed you would not have winnowed

3rd person he/she/it wouldn't have winnowed he/she/it would not have winnowed

Plural

1st person we wouldn't have winnowed we would not have winnowed

2nd person you wouldn't have winnowed you would not have winnowed

3rd person they wouldn't have winnowed they would not have winnowed

Question would I have winnowed?

Singular

1st person would I have winnowed?

2nd person would you have winnowed?

3rd person would he/she/it have winnowed?

Plural

1st person would we have winnowed?

2nd person would you have winnowed?

3rd person would they have winnowed?

Negative question wouldn't I have winnowed?

Singular

1st person wouldn't I have winnowed? would I not have winnowed?

2nd person wouldn't you have winnowed? would you not have winnowed?

3rd person wouldn't he/she/it have winnowed? would he/she/it not have winnowed?

Plural

1st person wouldn't we have winnowed? would we not have winnowed?

2nd person wouldn't you have winnowed? would you not have winnowed?

3rd person wouldn't they have winnowed? would they not have winnowed?

Imperative winnow!

Positive

you winnow!

we let's winnow!

Negative

you don't winnow!

we let's not winnow!