Overview of noun shaping

The noun shaping has 2 senses

• shaping, defining -- (any process serving to define the shape of something)


• formation, shaping -- (the act of fabricating something in a particular shape)

Overview of verb shape

The verb shape has 3 senses

• determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate -- (shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion")


• shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge -- (make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword")


• shape, form -- (give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character")

Overview of adj shaping

The adj shaping has 1 sense

• formative, shaping, plastic -- (forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience")