clearing up
Clouds moving away
Clearing up means resolving or explaining something that was confused or uncertain: Let me clear up a few misunderstandings.
It also describes weather improving—clouds dispersing, skies brightening: The forecast says it should be clearing up by noon.
In British usage, clearing up often means tidying a space: I spent the morning clearing up the kitchen.
- explanationStatement making something clear
- making senseBecoming logically coherent
- drying outMoisture gradually leaving
- brighteningIncreasing in light
- fair weatherPleasant, dry climate
resolution · mystery solved · recovering · interpretation · troubleshooting · cleaning · simplifying · answering · clearing the air · end · decluttering · tidying up · arranging · deciphering · wiping · warming up · sorting · sweeping
clearing upclouding over
Sky filling with gray
darkening · worsening · closing in · overcast · setting in
clearing upmuddying
Making less clear
complicating · obscuring · worsening · confusing · muddling
clearing upflaring up
Sudden intensification of something
worsening · spreading · breaking out · getting worse · deteriorating
clear, clears, cleared, clearer, clearest, clearly, clearness, clearance, unclear