shifting
- noun
- /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
- 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.
- It shows a process for shifting from grievance to compassion.
- It's not cost reduction other than some shifting around the margins.
- So they'll shut it down through blame shifting and shaming.
- There is no shifting of energy from one to another.
- And a few years ago we were thinking about shifting our bedroom from one room to another.
- So we could play a a, an Invitational role in shifting awareness to gratitude.
- And so you're off at the at the whole blame shifting races, right?
Examples
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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.
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I just remember that sound, the shifting back and forth.
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It's not cost reduction other than some shifting around the margins.
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- Jackson, I cannot allow the shifting of the responsibility for this to my jurisdiction.
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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.
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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
A change of place when something moves
A change in place, position, or focus
An act of changing the place where you live
Going from one place to another, often over a distance
Movement of something from one place or state to another
Moving to a new place to live or work
A change of direction in a road or path
Moving people out of their job or home
The process of moving from one system or state to another
Moving from place to place without a clear purpose
A change from one thing to another
A move to face or go a different way
A move to a different direction physically or in plans
Changing the direction or destination of people, things, and resources
The act of moving something between places or people
A move of something from one place to another
Moving something or someone to a new position
Moving something from one place to another, for example a machine
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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.