What is the meaning of sifting through?
Definition of sift transitive verb. 1a : to put through a sieve sift flour. b : to separate or separate out by or as if by putting through a sieve. 2 : to go through especially to sort out what is useful or valuable sifted the evidence —often used with through sift through a pile of old letters.
What does it mean to sift sand?
(tr) to sieve (sand, flour, etc) in order to remove the coarser particles. to scatter (something) over a surface through a sieve.
What is another way to say sift through?
What is another word for sifting through?
| scouring | combing |
|---|---|
| searching | exploring |
| fossicking through | going through |
| fossicking | dredging |
| looking through | rifling through |
What does it mean to sift through something?
sifting 1 To make use of a sieve. 2 To pass through a sieve: a meal that sifts easily. 3 To make a careful examination: sifted through back issues of the magazine.
What does it mean to sift through the rubble?
The fire inspector sifted through the rubble, looking for clues to the start of the fire. We sifted through all the papers in the old trunk, but we did not find what we were looking for. v. To search through some container or collection: I sifted through the laundry pile to find a pair of socks.
What does sifted mean in chemistry?
1. To put (flour, for example) through a sieve in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles. 2. To distinguish as if separating with a sieve: sifted the candidates for the job.
Where was her father sifting and sifting?
Her father was usually sifting and sifting at his parliamentary cinder-heap in London (without being observed to turn up many precious articles among the rubbish), and was still hard at it in the national dust-yard.