winnow
verbHow many syllables in winnow?
There are 2 syllables in the word winnow.How to pronounce winnow:
Definition of winnow:
- winnow (verb):
- separate the chaff from by using air currents.
- to separate (grain) from (chaff) by a current of air
- to remove (something, such as chaff) by a current of air
- to get rid of (something undesirable or unwanted) remove
Synonyms for winnow:
abridge
compress
condense
crop
cull
curtail
cut
cut back
cut down
decrease
discard
divide
downsize
fan
filter
jettison
negative
pare
prune
reduce
refuse
reject
repudiate
retrench
separate
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Antonyms for winnow:
cohere
Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- winking
- windmilled
- wimping
- willows
- willer
- willard
- wiggles
- wienies
- widowed
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- widget
- widen
- whoreship
- whoosis
- whooshing
- wholely
- whittling
- whitely
- whiskers
- whipping
- whinnies
- whelped
- wheelhouse
- wetter
- wether
- wesley
- weltschmerz
- wellring
- welding
- welded
- weirder
- weighted
- weighment
- weigel
- weemen
- weely
- weeding
- wearing
- weapon
- wealthy
- waylon
- wayhouse
- waving
- wavered
- wasted
- wastage
- washout
- warsel
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