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Shifting

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Definitions for Shifting

noun
the act of moving from one place to another
Synonyms
shift
Examples
  1. his constant shifting disrupted the class
adjective
continuously varying
Examples
  1. taffeta with shifting colors
adjective
changing position or direction
Synonyms
shifty
Examples
  1. he drifted into the shifting crowd
  2. their nervous shifting glances
  3. shifty winds
adjective
(of soil) unstable
Synonyms
unfirm
Examples
  1. shifting sands
  2. unfirm earth
verb
make a shift in or exchange of
Synonyms
switch change over shift
Examples
  1. First Joe led
  2. then we switched
verb
change place or direction
Synonyms
shift dislodge reposition
Examples
  1. Shift one's position
verb
move around
Synonyms
transfer shift
Examples
  1. transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket
verb
move very slightly
Synonyms
stir shift budge agitate
Examples
  1. He shifted in his seat
verb
move from one setting or context to another
Synonyms
shift
Examples
  1. shift the emphasis
  2. shift one's attention
verb
change in quality
Synonyms
shift
Examples
  1. His tone shifted
verb
move and exchange for another
Synonyms
shift
Examples
  1. shift the date for our class reunion
verb
move sideways or in an unsteady way
Synonyms
careen wobble shift tilt
Examples
  1. The ship careened out of control
verb
move abruptly
Synonyms
lurch pitch shift
Examples
  1. The ship suddenly lurched to the left
verb
use a shift key on a keyboard
Synonyms
shift
Examples
  1. She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case
verb
change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
Synonyms
shift
Examples
  1. Grimm showed how the consonants shifted
verb
change gears
Synonyms
shift
Examples
  1. you have to shift when you go down a steep hill
verb
lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
Synonyms
switch shift change
Examples
  1. switch to a different brand of beer
  2. She switched psychiatrists
  3. The car changed lanes

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