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shaping

shaping

3.6
Making something develop in a particular way
  • adjective
  • /ˈʃeɪpɪŋ/
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  • The artist is shaping the clay into a beautiful vase.

I think they're like a curvy fit shaping denim.

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Examples

  • You know, that's why it's so great for suitings and tailoring where you're, you know, shaping collars and all that good stuff.

  • What would you say to the young up and coming student, whether they're an eighth grader or a high school student, about shaping their path toward the college admissions process?

  • Since then, our collections have played a crucial role in shaping the field of women's history.

  • Today, in addition to shaping law, public policy, and public opinion, our honoree is in full bloom as a cultural icon.

  • They insist they are quote shaping the future through business and philanthropy.

  • The architect is shaping the design of the new building.

  • Working together, they are shaping the final product with care.

Synonyms

plastic
vsshaping
38 3.6

Easy to shape when soft, for example clay

is about ability in general rather than being easy to change
moldable
vsshaping
  • US
1 4.1

You can shape materials like clay when they are soft

is able to change things without needing them soft
formable
vsshaping
4.4

Can be shaped or molded into a new form

is able to change other things into new structures itself
shapeable
vsshaping
3.7

A material that you can make into different shapes

is able to change other things rather than be changed

Antonyms

destruction
849 3.0

Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed

Compounds

shaping tool
1 5.8

A tool that cuts, presses or grinds metal to make it the right form

shaping machine
  • Specialized
7.4

A tool that cuts metal or wood by moving one cutting part back and forth

How Malleable

malleable
  • Specialized
3 6.0
shaping
3.6
stiff
127 1.7
rigid
35 4.0

Surface Forms

shaping positive

Morphology

shaping = shape (transparent) = shape + ing

A present-participle adjective formed from 'shape' with '-ing'; the adjectival meaning ('having the ability to form or molding') is directly linked to the verb.

Etymology

Shaping comes from the root shape, meaning 'form' or 'create'. Think of a sculptor shaping clay: a 'shaping' influence is anything that forms or changes how people, ideas, or things develop.