SHIFTING

Pronunciation (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does shifting mean? 

• SHIFTING (noun)
  The noun SHIFTING has 1 sense:

1. the act of moving from one place to another

  Familiarity information: SHIFTING used as a noun is very rare.

• SHIFTING (adjective)
  The adjective SHIFTING has 3 senses:

1. continuously varying
2. changing position or direction
3. (of soil) unstable

  Familiarity information: SHIFTING used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHIFTING (noun)

Meaning:

The act of moving from one place to another

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

shifting; shift

Context example:

his constant shifting disrupted the class

Hypernyms ("shifting" is a kind of...):

motion; move; movement (the act of changing location from one place to another)

• SHIFTING (adjective)

Meaning:

Continuously varying

Context example:

taffeta with shifting colors

Similar:

variable (liable to or capable of change)

Meaning:

Changing position or direction

Synonyms:

shifting; shifty

Context examples:

he drifted into the shifting crowd / their nervous shifting glances / shifty winds

Similar:

unsteady (subject to change or variation)

Meaning:

(of soil) unstable

Synonyms:

unfirm; shifting

Context examples:

shifting sands / unfirm earth

Similar:

loose (not compact or dense in structure or arrangement)