shifting
- adjective
- /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
- Specialized
:
movedizo
- Residents were warned about the shifting earth beneath their homes, which posed a serious risk.
Like we're in this weird tectonic plate shifting time.
- Like we're in this weird tectonic plate shifting time.
Examples
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After heavy rains, the shifting soil made it difficult to build the new road.
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The construction site was deemed unsafe due to the shifting ground, which could collapse at any moment.
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And so it just goes to show that the sands are shifting at Liverpool.
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Turning away, Danny's grip tightened, forced me to continue, sent something just in front of me, a living, shifting mass of flesh.
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He also stresses that the borders of our minds and of individual identity are ever shifting and unstable.
Synonyms
9
3.0
Something that moves in an unsteady way with sudden bumps
2
4.3
Weather that often changes, bringing rain or strong wind
1
6.7
Something that moves and changes direction suddenly and often
1
9.9
In a steady state now but likely to change if disturbed
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8.0
Soft ground that moves or sinks easily
Easy to bend when wind or people push it
Changing up and down often in a way you cannot guess
Becoming different over time
Antonyms
How Unstable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shifting when used about ground or soil comes from the verb shift, which means 'to move', like the sand that slides in the wind. That is why shifting soil is unstable and can move or give way suddenly.