Shifting meaning

What does “shifting” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“shifting” is a noun and adjective with 4 meanings. Its most common meaning is: the act of moving from one place to another.

shifting

noun

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

adjective

continuously varying
“taffeta with shifting colors”
changing position or direction
“he drifted into the shifting crowd”
“their nervous shifting glances”
Synonymsshifty
(of soil) unstable
“shifting sands”
“unfirm earth”
Synonymsunfirm

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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