siftings

American  

[sif-tingz] / ˈsɪf tɪŋz /

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. something sifted.

   siftings of flour.

2. something that is separated by sifting.

   to discard the siftings.

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siftings British  

/ ˈsɪftɪŋz /

plural noun

1. material or particles separated out by or as if by a sieve

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Etymology

Origin of siftings

First recorded in 1590–1600; sift + -ing ¹ + -s ³

Example Sentences

Her monologues were not stunts but acute siftings of men and women as social beings.

From Time Magazine Archive

What remains for the Quennell corps are mostly second siftings, attractively presented, which reinforce the charm of the whole Proust legend.

From Time Magazine Archive

And then there are those that are amiable siftings through memory's scrapbook, in which the author recounts tales about people and places as if he were holding court over a few beers.

From Time Magazine Archive

How slowly and loiteringly it came, and how microscopic its first siftings!

From A Year in the Fields by Burroughs, John

He was conducting his own siftings in high solitude, a lean, bronzed young man, with dark hair and eyes and, at the present moment, an unexhilarated expression.

From The Fortieth Door by Bradley, Mary Hastings