Meaning of "winnow"

winnow •

v.
• • 1. to blow off the chaff from grain, drive or blow away chaff: magtahip, itahip, tahipan
  • 2. to separate, to sort out: pumili, piliin, humirang, hirangin
  • 3. to sift: magbithay, bumithay, bithayin

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n.
• • up and down movement of rice grains being winnowed on a flat basket, rapid palpitation or throbbing (of heartbeat)

v.
• • tumahip (-um-) to beat rapidly (heart). Tumahip ang dibdib ni Marta dahil sa takot. Marta's heart beat rapidly because of fear. magtahip, tahipin (mag-:-in)

v.
• • winnow (cereals)