shift, shifting -- (the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class")
Overview of verb shift
The verb shift has 13 senses
switch, change over, shift -- (make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched")
shift, dislodge, reposition -- (change place or direction; "Shift one's position")
transfer, shift -- (move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket")
stir, shift, budge, agitate -- (move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat")
shift -- (move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention")
shift -- (change in quality; "His tone shifted")
shift -- (move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion")
careen, wobble, shift, tilt -- (move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control")
lurch, pitch, shift -- (move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left")
shift -- (use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case")
shift -- (change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted")
shift -- (change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill")
switch, shift, change -- (lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes")
Overview of adj shifting
The adj shifting has 3 senses
shifting -- (continuously varying; "taffeta with shifting colors")
shifting, shifty -- (changing position or direction; "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds")
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