- present participle of sift.
sifting
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Since July, hundreds of experts and soldiers have been working to unearth layers of remains at the park, aided by bulldozers, excavators and water pumps but often sifting through the mud by hand.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026
Instead, it was a layered cake made from whipping butter and sugar until it was frothy and then sifting in the dry ingredients.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
All of this means much more time sifting through silica and wielding her tiny enamel brush.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
AI-driven answers culled from sifting information in large language models might lack important context or fail to interpret it correctly.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
He stretched out on the bed, dust sifting from his clothes and hair onto the white sheets.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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