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• n  the act of separating grain from chaff
  the winnowing was done by women
• v  separate the chaff from by using air currents
  She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field
• v  blow on
  The wind was winnowing her hair
• v  select desirable parts from a group or list
• v  blow away or off with a current of air

• For the first six months of his tenure, all the networks were hobbled by the writers' strike, meaning the winnowing process of creating and shooting pilots had to be dispensed with .
• He'd visualized peasant farmers wading into paddies to set out the tender seedlings and winnowing the grain at harvest time in handwoven baskets.
• So I started in a-winnowing.

• winnow
• sifting
• fan
• cull out

News & Articles

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• Photos: 300 Dancers Try Out To Be Brooklynettes
    More than 300 women traveled to Long Island University's Fort Greene campus yesterday for a chance to join the Brooklyn Nets' dance team next season. Unlike the basketball team, which just brought in former player Jason Kidd as head coach, the Brooklynettes stuck with coach Adar Wellington, who had the difficult task yesterday of winnowing down the group of 300 to just 40 dancers. [ more › ]
  June 16, 2013 - Gothamist

Quotes

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• Bill Richardson in ABQ Journal (subscription)
  My hope is that the winnowing process begins right after tonight,said New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson. "I'd vote for the devil."
• Rob McKenna in Seattle Times
  It does not nominate party candidates,McKenna argued in a legal filing. "Rather, [it] is a procedure for winnowing candidates for public office to a final list of two."
• Sam Brownback in Rock Hill Herald
  They need to look at history,Brownback said to reporters afterward. "The winner has come out of the top three, not the top two. Iowa is the winnowing grounds. A top three finish in that straw poll is a victory."