winnow
verbVerb Forms
Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they winnow | |
| he / she / it winnows | |
| past simple winnowed | |
| past participle winnowed | |
| -ing form winnowing |
- winnow something
to blow air through grain in order to remove its outer layer (called the chaff) 簸，扬，风选（以去掉谷壳） Word OriginOld English windwian, from wind, of Germanic origin.