Skip to main content

siftto put flour, sugar, etc. through a sieve to remove lumps or large pieces

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to put flour, sugar, etc. through a sieve to remove lumps or large pieces

Pronunciation (IPA): /sɪft/

Korean meaning: 체로 치다, 가루를 거르다

Korean pronunciation: **시**프트

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother always sifts flour three times because she believes it makes the cake fluffier than a cloud.
  • The detective spent hours sifting through the suspect's social media posts.
  • After the birthday party, we had to sift through hundreds of photos to find the perfect one for Instagram.

sift

VERB

//sɪft//

to put flour, sugar, etc. through a sieve to remove lumps or large pieces

sift concept
💡 Concept

to put flour, sugar, etc. through a sieve to remove lumps or large pieces

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free
sift rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Sift the flour to make a gift that will lift!

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/sɪft/
🇬🇧 UK/sɪft/

🌳Etymology

Rootsift

Origin

고대 영어 'siftan'에서 유래되었으며, 원래는 '체로 치다'라는 의미였습니다. 시간이 지나면서 '자세히 조사하다'라는 비유적 의미도 갖게 되었습니다.

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

🎵Rhyme

shiftliftgiftdrift
shift
lift
gift
drift

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My grandmother always sifts flour three times because she believes it makes the cake fluffier than a cloud.

The detective spent hours sifting through the suspect's social media posts.

😄 Fun example

After the birthday party, we had to sift through hundreds of photos to find the perfect one for Instagram.

Researchers are sifting through the ancient manuscripts to discover new historical facts.

Sign up free to see all content

Etymology, AI images, rhymes, collocations & examples — all in one!

Start for Free

📚Related Words

Synonyms

filterscreenexaminesortanalyze

Antonyms

mixcombineignore

Related

sievestrainerinvestigatesearchseparate