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screening

The correct spelling is screening.

How to pronounce screening

verb

IPA: /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/

Say it like: Scr-een-ing

The correct spelling is screening. To filter by passing through a screen. For example: "Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel."

Usage Examples

Mary screened the beans to remove the clumps of gravel.

The news report was screened because it accused the politician of wrongdoing.

The news report will be screened at 11:00 tonight.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To filter by passing through a screen.
  2. 2.To shelter or conceal.
  3. 3.To remove information, or censor intellectual material from viewing.
  4. 4.To present publicly (on the screen).
  5. 5.To fit with a screen.

noun

  1. 1.Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
  2. 2.The process of checking or filtering.
  3. 3.The showing of a film
  4. 4.The examination and treatment of a material to detect and remove unwanted fractions
  5. 5.(in the plural) Material removed by such a process; refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc.

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