REDDING (UP OR OUT) Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

redding (up or out)

verb

Definition of redding (up or out)

present participle of redd (up or out), chiefly dialect

as in trimming

to make neat it's time to redd up the garage and get rid of a lot of the junk we've accumulated

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Rather than trimming that weight, Fukushima's lab asked whether anything needed to be worn at all.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2026
Spectator interference became the ruling, and Volpe was awarded an RBI double that scored Lombard from first base, trimming Tampa Bay's lead to 4-3.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026

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Workers are organizing at manufacturing plants, in newsrooms, in technology, in hospitals, on college campuses, and construction sites.

— Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
The area of opportunity for the Democratic Party continues to be a tendency to concentrate resources and organizing around major elections.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 14 Oct. 2026

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redding (up or out)

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