shook out
Whipped dust free
Shook out is the past tense of shake out, meaning to spread or unfold something by shaking: She shook out the blanket before folding it.
It also means to remove by shaking: He shook out the crumbs from his jacket.
Figuratively, events or situations shake out when they settle into final form: We'll see how things shook out after the merger.
- unfurledOpened and displayed
- billowedSwelled outward dramatically
- winnowingSeparating grain from chaff
- siftSeparate coarse from fine
- emptiedRemoved all contents from
unfold · dislodged · flap · dusted off · spread · loosened · release · scatter · disentangle · straightened · flatten · whipped · filter · snapped · freshened · rug · wind · wrinkles