noun
Meaning 1
A shift or change; a shifting movement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
shifting
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CMU ARPABET: SH IH1 F T IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
The phenomenon by which two or more constituents appearing on the same side of their common head exchange positions to obtain non-canonical order.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences
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verb
Meaning 3
present participle and gerund of shift
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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adjective satellite
Meaning 4
(of soil) unstable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- shifting sands
- unfirm earth
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: unfirm
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
changing position or direction
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he drifted into the shifting crowd
- their nervous shifting glances
- shifty winds
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Synonyms: shifty
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
continuously varying
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- taffeta with shifting colors
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noun
Meaning 7
the act of moving from one place to another
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his constant shifting disrupted the class
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: shift
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: motion, movement, move
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Etymology
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