shifting
shif ting
- n the act of moving from one place to another
his constant shifting disrupted the class - v make a shift in or exchange of; then we switched"
- v change place or direction
- v move around
- v move very slightly
- v move from one setting or context to another
- v change in quality
- v move and exchange for another
- v move sideways or in an unsteady way
- v move abruptly
- v use a shift key on a keyboard
- v change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
- v change gears
- v lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
- s continuously varying
taffeta with shifting colors - s changing position or direction
he drifted into the shifting crowd
their nervous shifting glances - s (of soil) unstable
shifting sands