smooth out

phrasal verb

smoothed out; smoothing out; smooths out also smoothes out

1

: to make (something) smooth or flat

Help me smooth out the tablecloth.

After we dug up the soil, we smoothed it out before we planted the seeds.

2

: to make (something) easier by removing or dealing with problems

We will smooth out the election process by next year.

She tried to smooth things out with her daughter-in-law, but the damage was done.

Examples of smooth out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By April if not late March, the road through 2026 smooths out a lot. —Magi Helena, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026

Flagg struggled a bit, so coach Jason Kidd went through a bevy of options at point guard to smooth out the offense. —Stan Son, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026

Gold prices can shift quickly depending on what's happening with the economy, but dollar-cost averaging into gold positions can help smooth out price volatility rather than making one large purchase. —Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 5 Jan. 2026

The solution will help ease regulatory concerns while also helping smooth out edge cases in traffic. —Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 5 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for smooth out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout