shake out
Verb

shake out

  1. (transitive, also figurative) To agitate a piece of cloth or other flexible material in order to remove dust, or to try to make it smooth and flat.
  2. (nautical, transitive) To unfurl a reef from a sail
  3. (idiom) To result or transpire.
    We are curious to see how this all shakes out.
Translations
  • German: ausschütteln



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