Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shakeout

/ʃˈeɪkˌaʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
shake-out
IPA
/ʃˈeɪkˌaʊt/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.

noun

The separation of molds from their flask, the castings from the molding sand, and potentially the cores from the castings.

noun

The shaking of an object to spread it wide and eject any debris.

noun

The shaking of one's arms or legs, in order to resist muscle fatigue.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From shake + out.

Inflected Forms

shakeouts (plural)

Rhymes With

breakout takeout stakeout

Questions

How do you pronounce shakeout?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈeɪkˌaʊt/.
What does shakeout mean?
An event that causes marginal constituents to be eliminated.
Where does shakeout come from?
From shake + out.

How to pronounce shakeout

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