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sift
[ sift ]
verb (used with object)
- to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve.
- to scatter or sprinkle through or by means of a sieve:
to sift sugar onto cake.
- to separate by or as if by a sieve.
- to examine closely:
The detectives are still sifting the evidence.
Synonyms: probe, search, inspect, scrutinize, sort
- to question closely.
verb (used without object)
- to sift something.
- to pass or fall through or as if through a sieve.
sift
/ sɪft /
verb
- tr to sieve (sand, flour, etc) in order to remove the coarser particles
- to scatter (something) over a surface through a sieve
- tr to separate with or as if with a sieve; distinguish between
- tr to examine minutely
to sift evidence
- intr to move as if through a sieve
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Derived Forms
- ˈsifter, noun
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Other Words From
- outsift verb (used with object)
- pre·sift verb (used with object)
- re·sift verb (used with object)
- un·sifted adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sift1
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Example Sentences
Meanwhile, sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a medium bowl.
But should you lack the energy to sift through the glut of options yourself, we can at least helpfully endorse this one.
But if you can sift through all of the legal posturing, a fairly accurate portrait of Sterling himself does begin to emerge.
Bernard: Film festivals sift out stuff that would never make the cut.
Sift the dry ingredients over a piece of parchment paper and then pour into a medium bowl.
He watched the Eye's slim white fingers reach down into the layer of diamonds, watched them sift the glittering gems.
It would be amusing to watch those flatfoots sitting around trying to sift a motive out of the thing.
Sift the whole through a fine cloth and add the yolks of a hundred poached eggs.
Drink, and go to sleep—sleep so sound that you waken only when Moukir and Nakir, the death angels, sift soul from body.
Who knows but some of her charms might miraculously sift in through a rent in my package and breathe a spell upon my words?
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