shaking out

verb

present participle of shake out
as in proving
to come to be after hearing about all the elaborate planning, I can't wait to see how that wedding shakes out

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Recent Examples of shaking out Ohtani was seen shaking out his arm between swings and hobbling off and on for months. — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Rinse Away Beach-Day Buildup After thoroughly shaking out your towels, our experts recommend giving them a quick rinse to dislodge anything else stuck in the fabric. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 20 Aug. 2026 By halftime, one was at the hospital, and the other was running for his life on every snap while frantically shaking out his throwing hand. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026 After picking up the milk crate and shaking out the contents, Wardlaw said, the man grabbed him. — Alex Brizee, Idaho Statesman, 15 July 2026 There’s a wonderful small moment midway through the season where Reilly’s lightly bugging out in his dingy apartment, shaking out his limbs at sharp, insectile angles to get comfortable. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 26 May 2026 You are known for your beach paintings, which beautifully evoke the simple pleasures of a sand-in-the-toes day—shaking out towels, applying sunscreen. — Kelsey Schagemann, Midwest Living, 22 May 2026 The top 12 picks have multiple different ways of shaking out on Thursday night. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Apr. 2026 In the video, Milgrim is seen shaking out her arms before stepping up to the bar, wearing a powerlifting belt with her first name, pink shoes and knee-high socks. — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shaking out
  1. proving
  2. falling out
  3. coming out
  4. evolving
Verb
  • Upworthy is already proving what that can look like, turning the conversations in our Instagram comments into a New York Times bestselling book.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Vishnu Mohta, co-founder of Hoichoi and LoglineAI, said the first decade had been about proving a language-first platform could build a meaningful global business.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of proving
Verb
  • George Santos simply cannot get up After surprising the DS by passing the first task — falling out of a hovering helicopter backward — Santos ruins his big moment by struggling to swim to the dock and not being able to lift himself out of the water.
    — Sarah Hearon, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Journalists identified the source of the album as Beck’s falling out with Leigh, and critics revered the LP as proof Beck had grown up as a songwriter, abandoning the old doggerel.
    — Josephine Reisman, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of falling out
Verb
  • Enter Sheehan, who can be this season’s version of Will Klein, coming out of the bullpen to pitch boffo bulk innings in relief.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026
  • But being that a similar kidnapping thriller was coming out with A24’s Spike Lee joint Highest 2 Lowest, Affleck pulled the plug on that version of Animals two weeks before production was set to begin.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of coming out
Verb
  • As creative director, Lam will bring his original vision for Derek Lam 10 Crosby into the evolving contemporary fashion landscape.
    — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Microsoft's Copilot pricing strategy is also evolving as part of the overhaul.
    — Matthew J. Belvedere,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of evolving

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“Shaking out.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shaking%20out. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.

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