TubeTalk Pronunciation

How to pronounce “winnow”

Hear “winnow” in real YouTube speech, then study definitions and example sentence snippets.

Pronunciation guide for winnow

Learning goal
Practice the English pronunciation of winnow with real speech in context.
Available examples
5 YouTube examples
Real speech example
The Hidden Wonders of Soilin this case, the winnow ant,
Definition summary
(transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.

Example 1 of 5

How to pronounce winnow

The Hidden Wonders of Soil

in this case, the winnow ant,

Example Sentences

A Deep Dive Into “winnow”

Meaning

  • [Verb]
  • (transitive, agriculture, literal) To subject (granular material, especially food grain) to a current of air separating heavier and lighter components, as grain from chaff.
  • (transitive, figuratively) To separate, sift, analyse, or test by separating items having different values.
  • (transitive, literary) To blow upon or toss about by blowing; to set in motion as with a fan or wings.
  • (intransitive, literary, dated) To move about with a flapping motion, as of wings; to flutter.
  • [Noun]
  • That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
  • The act of winnowing

Practice Nearby Words

sifting, fan, sift, wind, winnow the wheat from the chaff, eventilate, dress, thresh out, sort the wheat from the chaff, separate the wheat from the chaff, refan, blow down, unwinch, unwind, strain, blow, wind-break, glean, unrove, outwind, debran, blow away, ween, single, hummel, levigate, shatter, dewool, wizen, unwater, dwindle, alcoholize, granulize, entwin, wither, forwither, unwindow, one-way, blanch, husk, degerm, drive, unweed, overblow, spin-dry, disgorge, weed, glint, crush, wern, silk, evolve, sear, unspool, fiberize, screen out, rind, vaporize, refine, underwind, unfurrow, decant, worm, blow upon, falter, transcolate, shred, dewater, unwax, grind, weigh out, weed out, fine, grain, dewrinkle, unhusk, raisin, air out, desilk, clarify, windproof, deweed, unwive, wind off, unweave, disenvelop, unwrinkle, unwad, crop, blow over, arefy, wash, outweed, pulverise, sun-dry, hull, blanket, unvat, pulverate, flour

Similar Sounds

winnow, ueno, winnie, wino, winny, winna, wina, wano, wonna, one eye, wenny, wene, wena, win, window, when, wanna, wins, weenie, wince, whiny, weeny, wint, winch, juana, winn, wana, winge, winne, wany, winey, wanta, wynn, wienie, winy, wynne, wyn, wani, wingy, whammo, whanau, wini, wno, windt, waney, winnowed, wamo, uomo, winz, wimo, wayna, winze, winnows, winrow, winnower, wilno, minnow, you know, ryno, minow, yano, jano, renaud, chenault, heno, reneau, pineau, yono, cyno, pinnow, mineau, one, once, went, won, ones, wench, whence, wen, wun, wone, whens, wenge, wednes, wehn, wens, a-one, wendt, wundt, wenz, wente, oneg, wenn, uen, wedn, wuns, one-one, one note, wewo