Hyphenation of winnow

Wondering how to hyphenate the English word winnow? This word can be hyphenated and contains 2 syllables as shown below.

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Definitions of winnow:

1.	The act of separating grain from chaff The winnowing was done by women
2.	Separate the chaff from by using air currents She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field
3.	Blow on The wind was winnowing her hair The wind winnowed the grass
4.	Select desirable parts from a group or list Cull out the interesting letters from the poet's correspondence Winnow the finalists from the long list of applicants
5.	Blow away or off with a current of air Winnow chaff

Synonyms of winnow:

noun	winnowing, sifting, separation
verb	fan, sift, sieve, strain
verb	fan
verb	process, treat
verb	remove, take, take away, withdraw

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The hyphen is a punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. The use of hyphens is called hyphenation. The hyphen should not be confused with dashes, which are longer and have different uses, or with the minus sign, which is also longer in some contexts. Some words can be hyphenated in different places and you can use this website to find out where. Also reffered to as syllable counter and divider.