sifting through

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

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sift through
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APA

sifting through. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sifting%20through

MLA

“sifting through.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sifting%20through. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sifting through,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sifting%20through.

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