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sift

verb

/sɪft/

Meaning

to separate or sort through carefully, often using a sieve or by examining closely

She sifted the flour before adding it to the cake mixture.

sift through

filter, screen, sort, examine, separate

ignore, overlook, neglect

sift flour, sift through evidence, sift carefully, sift information

To make insulting or mocking remarks; to taunt.

To make or become worse; to deteriorate in quality, condition, or degree.

To walk at a slow, relaxed pace.

To remember something; to bring a past event back to mind.

To succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty.

to tear away or separate forcibly, especially in medical or geological contexts