shifting patterns of light
shifting moral values
English dictionary. 2014.
Shifting — Shift ing, a. 1. Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles. [1913 Webster] 2. Adapted or used for shifting anything. [1913 Webster] {Shifting backstays} (Naut.),… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shifting — I adjective alternating, changeable, changing, deviating, digressive, discursive, drifting, fluctuating, inconstant, interim, roaming, roving, straying, transient, transitory, uncertain, vacillating, varying, wandering, wavering associated… … Law dictionary
shifting — UK US /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/ adjective [before noun] ► changing all the time: »Our marketing needs to keep up with shifting consumer profiles … Financial and business terms
shifting — shift|ing [ ʃıftıŋ ] adjective 1. ) shifting objects, lights, or SHADOWS frequently change their shape or appearance: shifting patterns of light 2. ) shifting things such as standards or relationships are always changing: shifting moral values… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
shifting — I noun the act of moving from one place to another his constant shifting disrupted the class • Syn: ↑shift • Derivationally related forms: ↑shift, ↑shifty (for: ↑shift) … Useful english dictionary
shifting — [[t]ʃɪ̱ftɪŋ[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Shifting is used to describe something which is made up of parts that are continuously moving and changing position in relation to other parts. → See also shift ...the shifting sand beneath their feet... The Croatian… … English dictionary
shifting — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberrant, aberration, aberrative, adrift, afloat, alternating, alternation, amorphous, bend, bias, bickering, boggling, branching off, capricious, captiousness, caviling, changeable, changeful, chicane,… … Moby Thesaurus
Shifting — Shift Shift (sh[i^]ft), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Shifted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Shifting}.] [OE. shiften, schiften, to divide, change, remove. AS. sciftan to divide; akin to LG. & D. schiften to divide, distinguish, part Icel. skipta to divide, to part,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shifting — noun A shift; a shifting movement … Wiktionary
shifting — adj. Shifting is used with these nouns: ↑allegiance, ↑alliance, ↑balance, ↑sand, ↑tide … Collocations dictionary
