Shifting — synonyms, definition

1. shifting (a) N. Amer

alternating ascending being discharged being shipped capricious catapulting commuting descending driving errant erratic fickle fitful flighty fugitive going in motion itinerant launching mobile • • •

2. shifting (Noun) N. Amer

aftershock change difference diversity driving innovation launching movement moving pushing quake shift shock tectonic movement temblor tremor urging variance variety vicissitude • • •

shifting (Noun) — The act of moving from one place to another. ex. "his constant shifting disrupted the class"

motion move movement

3. shifting (Adjective) N. Amer

shifty unfirm

shifting (Adjective) — Continuously varying. ex. "taffeta with shifting colours"

shifting (Adjective) — Changing position or direction. ex. "he drifted into the shifting crowd" ex. "their nervous shifting glances"

shifting (Adjective) — (of soil) unstable. ex. "shifting sands"

4. shifting (Verb) N. Amer

agitating budging careening changing changing over dislodging lurching pitching repositioning scooching stirring switching tilting transferring wobbling

shifting (Verb) — Make a shift in or exchange of. ex. "First Joe led; then we shifted"

shifting (Verb) — Change place or direction. ex. "Shift one's position"

shifting (Verb) — Move around. ex. "shift the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

shifting (Verb) — Move very slightly. ex. "He shifted in his seat"

shifting (Verb) — Move from one setting or context to another. ex. "shift the emphasis" ex. "shift one's attention"

shifting (Verb) — Change in quality. ex. "His tone shifted"

shifting (Verb) — Move and exchange for another. ex. "shift the date for our class reunion"

shifting (Verb) — Move sideways or in an unsteady way. ex. "The ship shifted out of control"

shifting (Verb) — Move abruptly. ex. "The ship suddenly shifted to the left"

shifting (Verb) — Use a shift key on a keyboard. ex. "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"

shifting (Verb) — (phonetics) change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change. ex. "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"

shifting (Verb) — Change gears.

shifting (Verb) — Lay aside, abandon, or leave for another. ex. "shift to a different brand of beer"

altering changing displacing exchanging interchanging modifying moving replacing subbing substituting typewriting typing backing beating down breaking bunkering carrying carrying forward carrying over channel-hopping channel-surfing cutting diphthongising diphthongizing jumping leaping removing shuffling shunting surfing transferring transhipping • • •