sorting out

present participle and gerund of sort out

(transitive) To clarify by reviewing mentally.
(transitive) To arrange.
(transitive) To fix (a problem).
(transitive) To organise or separate into groups, as a collection of items, so as to make tidy.
(transitive) To separate from the remainder of a group; often construed with from.
(British, slang, transitive) To take action to stop someone who has been causing trouble, often by physically attacking them.
(UK, slang) To provide (somebody) with a necessity, or a solution to a problem.