sifting

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sifting

Where it comes from

From Middle English syftynge; equivalent to sift + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of sift

noun siftings

The act by which something is sifted.
Similar: sieving, screening
in plural The material which falls through a sieve.
Similar: screenings

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@misc{sifting_2026,
  title = {sifting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sifting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}