The meaning of SIFTING is the act or process of sifting.

The police are sifting the evidence very carefully to try and find the guilty person. After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers. The police are trying to sift out the genuine warnings …

Investigators were sifting through the wreckage to establish why the driver had lost control.

sift·ed , sift·ing , sifts v. tr. 1. To put through a sieve in order to separate the fine from the coarse particles. 2. To distinguish as if separating...

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Definition of sift verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Jul 28, 2023 · From Middle English syftynge; equivalent to sift +‎ -ing. sifting (plural siftings)

to scatter with a sieve: to sift sugar onto a cake. to examine closely, as by separating and looking at each part carefully:[~ (+ through) + object] The detectives are sifting (through) the evidence. …

Present participle of sift. The building had been burnt to the ground, and the guardsman began the process of sifting through the ashes. She had a ton left and began sifting through her …

SIFT definition: to separate and retain the coarse parts of (flour, ashes, etc.) with a sieve. See examples of sift used in a sentence.