Sift vs Ree - What's the difference?
sift | ree |
To sieve or strain (something).
To separate or scatter (things) as if by sieving.
To examine (something) carefully.
* 1748 . David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. ยง 28.
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Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.
To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.
(obsolete, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
As verbs the difference between sift and ree
is that sift is to sieve or strain (something) while ree is to become extremely excited; fly into a rage.As a noun ree is
alternative form of lang=en.As an adjective ree is
wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.sift
English
Verb
- But if we still carry on our sifting humour, and ask, What is the foundation of all conclusions from experience ? this implies a new question.
- It immediately occurred to him to sift her on the subject of Isabella and Theodore.
Derived terms
* sifterAnagrams
* *ree
English
Etymology 1
Etymology 2
From (etyl) rei, reh, reoh, from (etyl) . More at (l).Alternative forms
* (l) (Scotland)Adjective
(en-adj)Verb
Etymology 3
Compare (riddle) a sieve.Verb
- (Mortimer)