Definitions for shifting
shift·ing

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1. shift, shiftingadjective

   the act of moving from one place to another

   "his constant shifting disrupted the class"

2. shiftingadjective

   continuously varying

   "taffeta with shifting colors"

3. shifting, shiftyadjective

   changing position or direction

   "he drifted into the shifting crowd"; "their nervous shifting glances"; "shifty winds"

4. shifting, unfirmadjective

   (of soil) unstable

   "shifting sands"; "unfirm earth"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. shiftingnoun

   A shift; a shifting movement.

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1. shifting

   Shifting, in a broad sense, refers to the act of moving or changing position, direction, place, or focus from one point to another. This term can be used in various contexts, including physics, mathematics, engineering, computing, sociology, and psychology, with specific meanings in each field. Shifting could also imply a change in perspective, response, or strategy.

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1. Shifting

   of Shift

2. Shiftingadjective

   changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles

3. Shiftingadjective

   adapted or used for shifting anything

How to pronounce shifting?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say shifting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of shifting in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of shifting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of shifting in a Sentence

1. Hasan Kleib:

   We are concerned when some country like Australia...rather than informing us and working with us, they took unilateral action and pushed back the boat, talk to us, call our law enforcement on what to do with this, rather than just shifting the burden, shifting the responsibility back to Indonesia.

2. Peter McWilliams:

   Stubbornness is also determination. It's simply a matter of shifting from won't power to will power.

3. Albert Einstein:

   ...One of the strongest motives that lead men to art and science is escape from everyday life with its painful crudity and hopeless dreariness, from the fetters of one's own ever-shifting desires. A finely tempered nature longs to escape from the personal life into the world of objective perception and thought.

4. Titus Livius:

   Men are only clever at shifting blame from their own shoulders to those of others.

5. Camille Paglia:

   I believe that history has shape, order, and meaning that exceptional men, as much as economic forces, produce change and that passe abstractions like beauty, nobility, and greatness have a shifting but continuing validity.

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