shake sth out
— phrasal verb with shake uk/ʃeɪk/us/ʃeɪk/verb shook, shaken
to hold something such as a piece of cloth at one end and shake it up and down to get rid of dirt or folds:
I was on the back doorstep shaking out a rug.
to shake your head to allow your hair to fall freely, after removing objects such as pins that were holding it in place:
She took off her hat and shook out her long curls.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Shaking, swinging and vibrating
- agitate
- brandish
- churn
- flourish
- fluff sth up
- flutter
- jitter
- joggle
- resonate
- rocky
- shake
- swing
- teeter
- throb
- totter
- tremble
- tremulous
- vibrate
- wag
- worry
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