The act by which something is sifted. / (in the plural) The material which falls through a sieve.

present participle of sift

plural of sifting / The material which falls through a sieve.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of sift

To sieve or strain (something). / To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving. / [+object] (archaic or old-fashioned) To scrutinise (someone or something) carefully so as to find the truth.

Having undergone sifting.

simple past tense and past participle of sift

present participle of sift through

(idiomatic) To isolate or identify one particular thing from a collection that includes less relevant things.

To carefully go through a set of objects, or a collection of information, in order to find something.