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shifting

shifting

24 3.7
Moving from one place or state to another
  • noun
  • /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
translation icon : desplazamiento
  • The shifting of the furniture made the room feel more spacious.
  • constant shifting
  • cost shifting
  • phase shifting

It shows a process for shifting from grievance to compassion.

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Examples

  • The ground sped by beneath him, blurring with the shifting of the light augment in his helmet.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • The literacy achievement of students is a shared responsibility, and the shifting of blame has done little good.

    Academic text (2012)
  • There is no shifting of energy from one to another.

  • I just remember that sound, the shifting back and forth.

  • It's not cost reduction other than some shifting around the margins.

  • - Jackson, I cannot allow the shifting of the responsibility for this to my jurisdiction.

  • After a time, he became aware of the shifting of bare feet in the outer room.

    Fiction book (1993)
  • So there's a bit of load shifting that takes place during that time.

  • Aline's reaction, pursed lips and a shifting of the eyes, was less than he could have wished for.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • After some good-natured shifting and squirming, they settled in, and other items were tucked in around them.

    Fiction book (1999)

Synonyms

movement
vsshifting
696 1.5

A change of place when something moves

includes physical motion but also covers changes of state
shift
vsshifting
363 3.5

A change in place, position, or focus

is the continuous process form rather than one single event
move
vsshifting
259 1.1

An act of changing the place where you live

is the general act or process of changing place, position, or state
traveling
vsshifting
  • US
146 1.1

Going from one place to another, often over a distance

is any act of changing place, position, or state, not only long journeys
passage
vsshifting
68 3.2

Movement of something from one place or state to another

is the broader term for any act or process of such change
relocation
vsshifting
23 3.1

Moving to a new place to live or work

is broader and covers any change of place, position, or state
turning
vsshifting
22 2.5

A change of direction in a road or path

is any act of change between places, positions, or states, not only rotation
displacement
vsshifting
9 6.1

Moving people out of their job or home

is a neutral change of place, position, or state, not necessarily forced removal
changeover
vsshifting
8 4.1

The process of moving from one system or state to another

is any change of place, position, or state, not only replacing systems
drifting
vsshifting
6 5.0

Moving from place to place without a clear purpose

is any act of moving between places, positions, or states, not specifically aimless travel
switching
vsshifting
3 2.8

A change from one thing to another

is the general act of changing place, position, or state, not only swapping options
change of direction
vsshifting
3 3.2

A move to face or go a different way

is any change of place, position, or state, not limited to direction changes
change of course
vsshifting
3 4.2

A move to a different direction physically or in plans

is broader, covering any change of place, position, or state not only direction
redirection
vsshifting
1 4.2

Changing the direction or destination of people, things, and resources

is the general process of changing place, position, or state, not only refocusing
transferral
vsshifting
  • UK
1 6.3

The act of moving something between places or people

is the general process of changing place, position, or state, not only passing items
change of location
vsshifting
1 2.4

A move of something from one place to another

covers any change of place, position, or state rather than only location
repositioning
vsshifting
1 4.2

Moving something or someone to a new position

is the general process of changing place or state, not only placing
transplacement
vsshifting
9.3

Moving something from one place to another, for example a machine

is the broad act of changing place, position, or state beyond object moves

Antonyms

363 3.1

Being steady and not likely to change

to stay put
  • Informal
133 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

How Big

migration
82 3.7
relocation
23 3.1
shifting
24 3.7
move
167 1.0
adjustment
133 2.9

Surface Forms

shifting singular
shiftings plural

Morphology

shifting = shift (transparent) = shift + ing

Gerund/nominalization formed from the verb 'shift' with '-ing' indicating the act or process of moving.

Etymology

Shifting as a noun comes from the verb shift, which means 'to move' or 'change'. So shifting names the action of moving from one place, position, or state to another, for example the shifting of furniture or teams.