Read full poem →Dumb, without word or shadow of sound;
And sift in scales and winnow as wheat
Men's souls, and sorrow of manifold things.
Dictionary Entry
That which winnows or which is used in winnowing; a contrivance for fanning or winnowing grain.
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Common Phrases
. winnowdown winnowaway winnowwinnow st
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Poetry examples for “winnow”
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Read full poem →The obscurity from every part
Winnow’d away and purified
By the vibrations of my heart.
Read full poem →At the great harvest, when the archangel's blast
Shall winnow, like a fan, the chaff and grain.