sisig Variant. sisil verb English. Winnows a grain in a woven tray to separate the finer from the coarser, the hulled from the unhulled. Note. The grains are winnowed not by tossing in air but sliding from side to side. Example sentence: Subanen. Ina', subay sisigan mui binayu kini, pu' nda' medegas; melegen gupia biuun. English. Mother, you'll have to winnow this rice we've pounded, because all the hulls haven't come off; it's very hard to pound. Synonym. sidi