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
- "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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