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shifting

/ʃˈɪftɪŋ/noun, adjective2 syllables

Shifting means: changing position or direction.

Synonyms for shifting6

noun, as in the act of moving from one place to another

shift

adjective, as in changing position or direction

shifty, unsteady

adjective, as in (of soil) unstable

unfirm, loose

adjective, as in continuously varying

variable

What does shifting mean?4

adjective

1

changing position or direction“he drifted into the shifting crowd”

2

(of soil) unstable“shifting sands”

3

continuously varying“taffeta with shifting colors”

noun

1

the act of moving from one place to another“his constant shifting disrupted the class”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with shifting?3

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Shifting in a sentence

  • The shifting pattern of world trade is made clear in the following table.unknown
  • He kept shifting his weight from one foot to the other.darinmex
  • Politics in this country is shifting towards the center.mailohilohi
  • Politics in this country is shifting towards the right.mailohilohi
  • Politics in this country is shifting towards the left.mailohilohi
  • I feel like my opinions are constantly shifting.DJ_Saidez
  • Algeria is shifting towards a more market-oriented economy.Amastan
  • Algeria is shifting towards a free market economy.Amastan

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Forms of shifting

as a noun

plural
shiftings