shaking out
Flapping to clear
Shaking out is the process of removing wrinkles, dust, or debris by vigorous movement: She gave the blanket a good shaking out before folding it.
In business contexts, a shaking out refers to a period when weaker competitors fail and exit a market: The industry is still shaking out after the recession.
- dust offRemove accumulated grime
- joltAbrupt forceful shake
- disentangleFree from snarls
- declutteringEliminating unnecessary possessions
- spring cleaningThorough annual household purge
getting rid of · quiver · streamline · reorganize · clarify · agitation · resolve · sorting · winnowing · jostle · jiggle · troubleshooting · clean · vibrate · toss · trial run · trial and error · test drive
- climbingrock climbing, free climbing, belay, bouldering, carabiner
- Reefinggaskets
- dryingdrying, air drying, sun drying, freeze drying, dehydrating
- fluid movementflowing, pouring, dripping, draining, oozing
shaking outfolding up
Bending to compress
rolling up · bundling · bundling up · compressing · crumpling
shaking outconcealing
Keeping something secret
hiding · suppressing · covering up · keeping · withholding
shaking outconsolidating
Combining dispersed elements
accumulating · building up · gathering · amassing · expanding
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