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shifting

shif·ting

US/ˈʃɪftɪŋ/ fairly common

adjective

1.

continuously moving or changing from position or direction

  • “he drifted into the shifting crowd”
  • “their nervous shifting glances”
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2.

continuously varying

  • “taffeta with shifting colors”
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3.

(of soil) unstable

  • “shifting sands”
  • “unfirm earth”
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noun

1.

the act of moving from one place to another

  • “his constant shifting disrupted the class”
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Phrases

  • money shifting
  • pixel shifting
  • reality shifting
  • shifting cultivation
  • shifting executory interest
  • shifting spanner
  • time shifting

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