1. shifting - noun
· the act of moving from one place to another; "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
Synonym(s): shift
Hypernym(s): motion, movement, move
2. shift - verb
· make a shift in or exchange of; "First Joe led; then we switched"
Synonym(s): switch, change_over
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
3. shift - verb
· change place or direction; "Shift one's position"
Synonym(s): dislodge, reposition
4. shift - verb
· move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
Synonym(s): transfer
5. shift - verb
· move very slightly; "He shifted in his seat"
Synonym(s): stir, budge, agitate
Hypernym(s): move
6. shift - verb
· move from one setting or context to another; "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
7. shift - verb
· change in quality; "His tone shifted"
Hypernym(s): change
8. shift - verb
· move and exchange for another; "shift the date for our class reunion"
Hypernym(s): substitute, replace, interchange, exchange
9. shift - verb
· move sideways or in an unsteady way; "The ship careened out of control"
Synonym(s): careen, wobble, tilt
Hypernym(s): move
10. shift - verb
· move abruptly; "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
Hypernym(s): move
11. shift - verb
· use a shift key on a keyboard; "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
12. shift - verb
· change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change; "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
Hypernym(s): change
13. shift - verb
· change gears; "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
Hypernym(s): switch, shift, change
14. shift - verb
· lay aside, abandon, or leave for another; "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
15. shifting - adjective
· continuously varying; "taffeta with shifting colors"
16. shifting - adjective
· changing position or direction; "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds"
Synonym(s): shifty
17. shifting - adjective
· (of soil) unstable; "shifting sands"; "unfirm earth"
Synonym(s): unfirm
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