Antonyms for sorting

Grammar : Verb

Spell : sawr-ting

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɔr tɪŋ

Definition of sorting

Origin : late 14c., from Old French sorte "class, kind," from Latin sortem (nominative sors) "lot; fate, destiny; share, portion; rank, category; sex, class, oracular response, prophecy," from PIE root *ser- (3) "to line up" (cf. Latin serere "to arrange, attach, join;" see series). The sense evolution in Vulgar Latin is from "what is allotted to one by fate," to "fortune, condition," to "rank, class, order." Out of sorts "not in usual good condition" is attested from 1620s, with literal sense of "out of stock."

verb place in order

Example sentences :

"I'm sorting the papers in these drawers," she replied in her usual tone of voice.
Extract from : « The Fat and the Thin » by Emile Zola

Granger went on sorting out his papers, burning them or putting them aside.
Extract from : « Murder Point » by Coningsby Dawson

Thither went the crowd to await the sorting and ultimate distribution.
Extract from : « The Depot Master » by Joseph C. Lincoln

She sought ease from the tenseness of the moment in sorting the roses.
Extract from : « The Lure of the Mask » by Harold MacGrath

They mined the vein, sorting out the ore from the waste and saving every particle.
Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin

I'm in a broker's office, and I'm to do writing and sorting out bills.
Extract from : « From Farm to Fortune » by Horatio Alger Jr.

Then the delight of sorting and arranging them in the old chest!
Extract from : « Pirate Gold » by Frederic Jesup Stimson

Thorvald seemed to be sorting out his thoughts when he replied to that.
Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton

She looked up from the basket of ragged stockings she was sorting.
Extract from : « A Son of the City » by Herman Gastrell Seely

There has been a little delay in sorting the beasts into pairs.
Extract from : « The Magic City » by Edith Nesbit

Synonyms for sorting

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