Meanings (ES + gloss)
ahechar • cribar
To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
[W]ind began to winnow the river delta's dried sediments.
cribar • hacer la criba • separar • separar el grano de la paja
To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.
They winnowed the field to twelve.
They winnowed the winners from the losers.
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