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Meaning of 'shifting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Shifting [ a.]
- Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
- Adapted or used for shifting anything.
2 . Shifting [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Shift

Meaning of 'shifting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . shifting [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the act of moving from one place to another
Example in sentence:
  • his constant shifting disrupted the class
2 . shifting [ s]
Meaning (2):
- changing position or direction
Example in sentence:
  • he drifted into the shifting crowd;
  • shifty winds;
  • their nervous shifting glances
Meaning (3):
- (of soil) unstable
Example in sentence:
  • shifting sands;
  • unfirm earth
Meaning (4):
- continuously varying
Example in sentence:
  • taffeta with shifting colors

Nearby Words:

shiah shibboleth shide shie shied shiel shield shield-bearer shielddrake shielded

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