gentlelining-up
nounUK /ˈdʒɛntlˌlaɪnɪŋ ˈʌp/
US /ˈdʒɛntəlˌlaɪnɪŋ ˈʌp/
The act of softly getting everyone into a neat line.
The teacher called for a gentlelining-up before the children walked to the library.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A slow, careful process of putting things in a row.
The gentlelining-up of the books on the shelf took all morning.
3. A kind way of organizing people without rushing them.
The gentlelining-up of the volunteers made the event feel relaxed.
4. The gradual smoothing of a path or edge into a straight shape.
The gardener's gentlelining-up of the flowerbed made it look tidy.