sifting

English Thesaurus

1. the act of separating grain from chaff (noun.act)

hypernym	:	separation,
definition	:	sorting one thing from others (noun.act)

derivation	:	sieve, sift, strain,
definition	:	separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements (verb.contact)

derivation	:	fan, winnow,
definition	:	separate the chaff from by using air currents (verb.contact)

derivation	:	sieve, sift, strain,
definition	:	separate by passing through a sieve or other straining device to separate out coarser elements (verb.contact)

derivation	:	fan, winnow,
definition	:	separate the chaff from by using air currents (verb.contact)