transitive verb. 1a(1) : to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air. (2) : to get rid of (something undesirable or unwanted) : remove —often used with out winnow out certain inaccuracies— Stanley Walker.

What is meant by winnowing definition?

to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities. to drive or blow (chaff, dirt, etc.) away by fanning.

What is winnow in the Bible?

This verse describes wind winnowing, the period's standard process for separating the wheat from the chaff. Ptyon, the word translated as winnowing fork in the World English Bible is a tool similar to a pitchfork that would be used to lift harvested wheat up into the air into the wind.